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Tokoro River
常呂川
Native nameTokoro-gawa ( Japanese)
Location
Country Japan
State Hokkaidō
Region Abashiri
District Kitami, Tokoro
Municipality Oketo
Physical characteristics
Source Mount Mikuni
 • location Oketo, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • elevation940 m (3,080 ft)
Mouth Sea of Okhotsk
 • location
Kitami, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length120 km (75 mi)
Basin size1,930 km2 (750 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average26.41 m3/s (933 cu ft/s)

Tokoro River (常呂川, Tokoro-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.

The Tokoro River, which has its source in Mt. Mikuni (alt. 1,541 m), flows through Oketo and Kunneppu towns and into the Sea of Okhotsk from Kitami City. [1] Many white-tailed eagles and Steller’s sea eagles that have been designated as protected species by the national government are observed in its basin. A colony of purple azalea designated as a natural monument by the Hokkaido government and a forest of large-diameter Japanese elm trees along the Muka River, which flows parallel to the Tokoro River, are symbols of the region. At the Tokoro River Estuary Site, relics, remains of pit-dwellings and tomb pits from the Jomon era have been found. [2]

References

  1. ^ kasen0209 (2019-09-27). "[Rivers and dams in Hokkaido]Tokoro River". かわたびほっかいどう (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-10.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  2. ^ Masahiko, Oya (10 February 2024) [2001]. Applied Geomorphology for Mitigation of Natural Hazards. Springer-Science+Business Media B. V. ISBN  979-94-010-3904-1. {{ cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum ( help)

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