Kurobe River

This article is about the river in Toyama Prefecture. For the river in Chiba Prefecture, see Kurobe River (Chiba).

The Kurobe River (黒部川, Kurobe-gawa) is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The river is 86 kilometres (53 mi) in length and has a watershed of 689 square kilometres (266 sq mi).

Kurobe River Kurobe-gawa
The river as it flows through Kurobe, Toyama. (March 2005)
Etymology	Japonic
Native name	黒部川 (Japanese)
Location
Country	Japan
State	Toyama
Region	Chūbu
District	Shimoniikawa
Municipalities	Kurobe, Nyūzen, Toyama
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Washiba
• location	Toyama, Toyama, Japan
• coordinates	36°24′10″N 137°36′18″E
• elevation	2,924 m (9,593 ft)
Mouth	Sea of Japan
• location	Kurobe and Nyūzen, Toyama, Japan
• coordinates	36°55′17″N 137°25′28″E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Basin size	667 km2 (258 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	12.18 m3/s (430 cu ft/s)

The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe Gorge. It comes out of the mountains at Unazuki and forms an alluvial fan which directly sinks into the Sea of Japan.

Tributary

• Kuronagi River

See also

• Kurobe Dam
• Unazuki Dam

External links

• The Kurobe River and Pure Water