| Yūbetsu River 湧別川 | |
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  Location of the mouth  Yūbetsu River (Japan) | |
| Native name | Yūbetsu-gawa ( Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Hokkaidō |
| Region | Abashiri |
| District | Monbetsu |
| Municipalities | Engaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Tengu (Ishikari) |
| • location | Engaru, Hokkaidō, Japan |
| • coordinates | 43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E / 43.81722°N 143.06056°E |
| • elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) |
| Mouth | Sea of Okhotsk |
• location | Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan |
• coordinates | 44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E / 44.23222°N 143.62111°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 87 km (54 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,480 km2 (570 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 33.56 m3/s (1,185 cu ft/s) |
Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.
As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1,480 square kilometres (570 sq mi). [1]
Course
Yūbetsu River rises in the Kitami Mountains on the slopes of Mount Tengu. [1] The river travels some 87 kilometres (54 mi) to the Sea of Okhotsk. [1]
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