Sendai River

Japanese: 川内川 - せんだいがわ
Sendai River

It originates on the southern slope of Mt. Shiragadake (1,417 meters) in Kuma District, Kumamoto Prefecture, passes through Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture, and other areas, before flowing into the East China Sea at Kumizaki, Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a first-class river. It is the second largest river in Kyushu, with a length of 137 kilometers and a drainage area of ​​1,600 square kilometers. Within the drainage basin, there are basins and plains lined up from the upstream, such as Kakuto, Ookuchi, Miyanojo, and Kawauchi. As a result, the river flows down while meandering significantly, and each basin is a frequent flood inundation area. Starting with the great flood of 1906 (Meiji 39), it has suffered disasters here and there since then. To prevent this disaster, Tsuruta Dam was built in 1966 in the narrow area between the Okuchi Basin and the Miyanoshiro Basin, but even this dam, said to be the largest in Western Japan, has not completely prevented the disaster. River traffic used to be carried out, but now it is only used a little for a distance of 12 kilometers downstream from the Satsuma Sendai city center. The river basin is designated as the Kawauchi River Basin Prefectural Natural Park in Kagoshima Prefecture.

[Kimihiko Tsukada]

[References] | Okuchi Basin | Kakuto Basin | Kawauchi Plain
Tsuruta Dam
Satsuma-cho, Satsuma-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture © Kagoshima Prefecture Tourism Federation

Tsuruta Dam


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

熊本県球磨(くま)郡の白髪岳(しらがだけ)(1417メートル)の南斜面に源を発し、宮崎県えびの市、鹿児島県伊佐(いさ)市などを経由し、鹿児島県薩摩川内(さつませんだい)市久見(ぐみ)崎で東シナ海へ注ぐ。一級河川。延長137キロメートル、流域面積1600平方キロメートルで九州第二の大河川である。流域内には、上流から加久藤(かくとう)、大口(おおくち)、宮之城(みやのじょう)、川内と盆地や平野が並ぶ。そのため川は著しく曲流しながら流下するので、各盆地はいずれも常襲的な洪水氾濫(はんらん)地域となっていた。1906年(明治39)の大水害をはじめとして、その後もあちこちで災害を受けている。この災害を防止する目的で大口盆地と宮之城盆地との間の狭窄(きょうさく)部に1966年(昭和41)に鶴田ダムが建設されたが、西日本最大といわれたこのダムをもってしても、災害はなお完全には防止されていない。かつては河川交通が行われたが、現在は薩摩川内市街地から下流12キロメートルまでがわずかに使われているにすぎない。流域は鹿児島県の川内川流域県立自然公園に指定されている。

[塚田公彦]

[参照項目] | 大口盆地 | 加久藤盆地 | 川内平野
鶴田ダム
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鶴田ダム


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