Tokoro River - Tokoro River

Japanese: 常呂川 - ところがわ
Tokoro River - Tokoro River

This river originates on the eastern slope of Mt. Mikuni in the Ishikari Mountains in northeastern Hokkaido, flows east and north, and empties into the Sea of ​​Okhotsk in the northeastern part of Kitami City. It is a first-class river. Along the way, it merges with the Niitokoro River, Muka River, and Kunneppu River. It is 120 kilometers long and has a drainage area of ​​1,930 square kilometers. It is the largest river in the Abashiri region. Around the confluence with the Muka River in the middle reaches, it forms the fertile alluvial Kitami Basin, which spreads into farmland and is the northern limit of rice paddies. The alluvial plain inside the coastal sand dunes in the lower reaches is used for field crops and dairy farms. The river water is used for the Kitami region's water supply, industrial water, and irrigation. There is a trout and salmon hatchery near the mouth of the river.

[Jiro Okamoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

北海道北東部、石狩山地の三国山(みくにやま)東斜面に発し、東流、北流して北見市(きたみし)北東部でオホーツク海に注ぐ川。一級河川。途中、仁居(にい)常呂川、無加(むか)川、訓子府(くんねっぷ)川などをあわせる。延長120キロメートル、流域面積1930平方キロメートル。網走(あばしり)地方最大の川である。中流域の無加川との合流点一帯に肥沃(ひよく)な沖積地北見盆地を形成して、農地が広がり水田の北限地となっている。また下流部の海岸砂丘内側の沖積平野は畑作地、酪農地となっている。河川水は北見地方の上水道、工業用水、灌漑(かんがい)用水に利用される。河口近くにマスとサケの孵化(ふか)場がある。

[岡本次郎]

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