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The Dōzan River (銅山川, Dōzan-gawa) is the largest branch of the Yoshino River and flows through Ehime and Tokushima prefectures in Japan.[1] Its name was derived from the Besshi copper mine that is now closed. In Tokushima Prefecture, it is called the Iyo River (伊予川 Iyo-gawa).[2]

Dōzan River 銅山川

Location
Country	Japan
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Mount Kanmuri
• elevation	1,732 m (5,682 ft)

Mouth
• location	Yoshino River
Length	55 km (34 mi)
Basin size	280 km² (110 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	500 m³/s (18,000 cu ft/s)

Geography

The rivers originates Mount Kanmuri on the borders of Ehime and Kōchi prefectures. It then flows through Shikokuchūō in Ehime Prefecture and Miyoshi in Tokushima Prefecture, before joining with the Yoshino River.

History

In 1900, poisons from the various minerals excavated at the nearby copper mine seeped into the river, poisoning the local populations downstream.

References

http://www.skr.mlit.go.jp/tokushima/yoshinoriver/doc/090827final/plan_yoshinoriver.pdf (Japanese)
"四国中央市の文化財「金砂湖及び富郷渓谷」 (Japanese)". Archived from the original on 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2012-01-15.

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Sea of Okhotsk	Abashiri River Shibetsu River Shokotsu River Tokoro River Yūbetsu River
Pacific Ocean	Akan River Kushiro River Mitsuishi River Mu River Niikappu River Saru River Shizunai River Tokachi River
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Kantō region	Arakawa River Edo River Fuji River Kanda River Kuji River Naka River Sagami River Sumida River Tama River Tone River Tsurumi River
Chūbu region	Agano River Shinano River Seki River Hime River Kurobe River Jōganji River Jinzū River Shō River Oyabe River Tedori River Kuzuryū River Fuji River Abe River Ōi River Sakawa River Tenryū River Toyo River Yahagi River Shōnai River Kiso Three Rivers Kiso River Nagara River Ibi River Kushida River Miya River
Kansai region	Choshi River Ibo River Kako River Kinokawa River Kita River Kumano River Kuzuryu River Maruyama River Muko River Yamato River Yodo River Yasu River Katsura River Kamo River Kizu River Dōton River Yura River
Chūgoku region	Asahi River Ashida River Gōnokawa River Hino River Hii River Ōta River Oze River Saba River Sendai River Takahashi River Takatsu River Tenjin River Yoshii River

Rivers of Shikoku

Aibiki River
Shimanto River
Shinmachi River
- Suketō River
- Tamiya River
- Sako River
- Sumiyoshijima River
Yoshino River
- Dōzan River

Rivers of Kyushu

Kyushu	Arie River Chikugo River Kikuchi River Kuma River Mimi River Ōno River Ōyodo River
Yaeyama Islands	Kokuba River Nakama River Urauchi River

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На других языках

- [en] Dōzan River

[es] Río Dōzan

El Dōzan (銅山川, Dōzan-gawa?) es un río de Japón que atraviesa las prefecturas de Ehime y Tokushima.

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