Shōnai River

{{Short description|River in Chūbū, Japan}}

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{{other uses|Shōnai (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Shōnai River
庄内川

| image = The Scene Johoku and Shōnai River bridge.JPG

| image_size = 250px

| image_caption = The Scene Johoku and Shōnai River bridge

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| source1_location = Mount Yūdachi

| mouth_location = Ise Bay

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = Japan

| length = {{convert|96|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|727|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth_elevation =

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|28.21|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}

| basin_size = {{convert|1010|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

| river_system = Shōnai River

| extra =

}}

The {{nihongo|Shōnai River|庄内川|Shōnai-gawa}} is a Class 1 river flowing through Gifu and Aichi prefectures in Japan. In Gifu Prefecture, it is also referred to as the Toki River (土岐川 Toki-gawa); around the city of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, it is referred to as the Tamano River (玉野川 Tamano-gawa). Fujimae-higata (designated sites as List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance) exists in the River mouth.

Geography

The river originates at Mount Yūdachi in Ena, Gifu Prefecture.{{Cite web |title=Rivers of the Shonai River system |url=https://www.city.nagoya.jp/ryokuseidoboku/page/0000022256.html?hl=en |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=www.city.nagoya.jp}} Note: machine-generated translation After flowing through the Tamano Valley in Aichi Prefecture, it enters the Nōbi Plain, before emptying into Ise Bay through Nagoya's Minato-ku.

River communities

The river passes through or forms the boundary of the communities listed below.

;Gifu Prefecture:

:Ena, Mizunami, Toki, Tajimi

;Aichi Prefecture:

:Seto, Kasugai, Nagoya, Kiyosu, Jimokuji, Ōharu

References

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