Omonogawa River

Japanese: 雄物川 - おものがわ

A river that originates in the Ou Mountains at the southeastern end of Akita Prefecture and flows into the Sea of Japan in Akita City. It is 133 km long and has a drainage area of 4,710 ^km2 . The Minase River, Yakunai River, Naruse River, and others join the river in the Yokote Basin, and Tama River, famous for its poisonous waters originating from Hachimantai, joins the river in Omagari. In ancient times, it was called Senboku River, and in the early modern period, it was also written as Omono River, as it carried tribute. Fish and salt were transported upstream, and Sendai North America and timber downstream. River ports such as Omori, Kakumagawa (Daisen City), Omagari, Jinguji (Daisen City), and Kariwano flourished. The Akita Plain was formed downstream, and a spillway was opened to prevent the silting up of Akita Port. The river basin was once a place where scrub typhus was common.
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Japanese:

秋田県南東端の奥羽山脈中に発し秋田市で日本海に注ぐ川。長さ133km，流域面積4710km²。横手盆地で皆瀬川，役内川，成瀬川などが合流，大曲で八幡平(はちまんたい)に発する毒水として有名な玉川が合する。古くは仙北川と称したほか，近世貢物を運んだので御物川とも書き，上りは魚や塩，下りは仙北米や木材を運搬。大森，角間川（大仙市），大曲，神宮寺（大仙市），刈和野などの河港が栄えた。下流に秋田平野を形成，秋田港の埋積を防ぐため放水路が開かれている。流域はかつてツツガムシ病が多かった。
→関連項目秋田［県］｜秋田平野｜大曲［市］｜神岡［町］｜抱返渓谷｜土崎｜西仙北［町］｜雄和［町］｜横手盆地

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