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The Arakawa River (荒川, Arakawa) is a 173-kilometre (107 mi) long river that flows through Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo.[1] Its average flow in 2002 was 30m³/s.
| Arakawa River | |
|---|---|
 A bend in the Arakawa River | |
  Location of mouth in Japan | |
| Native name | 荒川 (Japanese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Japan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mount Kobushi (甲武信ヶ岳) |
| • elevation | 2,475 m (8,120 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tokyo Bay |
| Length | 173 km (107 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Arakawa |
It originates on Mount Kobushi in Saitama Prefecture, and empties into Tokyo Bay.[2] It has a total catchment area of 2,940 km2 (1,140 sq mi).
The river is one of Tokyo's major sources of tap water, and together with the Tone River, accounts for around 80% of Tokyo's water supply as of 2018.[3] The Okubo water purification plant takes water from the river.
History
Attempts to control flooding of the Arakawa River have been made since the area that is now Tokyo became the de facto capital of Japan during the Edo period. Following a major flood in 1910 that damaged a large part of central Tokyo, a 22-kilometre (14 mi) long drainage canal was constructed between 1911 and 1924. In 1996 an agreement was signed to make it a "sister river" of the Potomac River in the eastern United States.[2] This means that officials and volunteers from both river areas collaborate with each other.[4]
Media
This river is also depicted in many anime such as Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
See also
- Sumida River
- Arakawa Under the Bridge, an anime set under a bridge on the river.
References
- "Our Planet: Arakawa River". Planet Labs. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- "(Arakawa - Potomac sister rivers)". Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- "水系別貯水量の推移 | 水源・水質 | 東京都水道局". www.waterworks.metro.tokyo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- "Potomac Basin Reporter". msa.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
External links
Media related to Arakawa River (Saitama and Tokyo) at Wikimedia Commons
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На других языках
- [en] Arakawa River (Kantō)
[es] Río Arakawa
El Arakawa (荒川, Ara-kawa) es un río japonés de la región de Kantō, en la parte central la isla Honshū. Su longitud es de 173 km y la superficie de su cuenca es de 2.940 km². Es uno de dos grandes ríos de la llanura de Kantō junto con el río Tone, que discurre por la parte oriental de la llanura. La megápolis de Tokio se encuentra en su desembocadura, que sirve de límite entre Edogawa y Kōtō, dos de sus 23 Barrios Especiales.[it] Arakawa (fiume)
L'Arakawa (荒川, Ara-kawa, lett. Fiume Ara) è uno dei principali fiumi del Giappone. Scorre attraverso la città di Tokyo. Nasce sul Monte Kobushi ed è lungo 173 km. Il bacino idrografico è di 2.940 km².[ru] Аракава (река)
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