Nagara River

Japanese: 長良川 - ながらがわ

A river that flows south through the center of Gifu Prefecture. It is 166 km long and has a drainage area of 1,985 ^km2 . It originates from Mt. Dainichi in the Hida Highlands, joins the Yoshida River in Gujo City and the Itadori River in Mino City, and forms an alluvial fan in the Nobi Plain from Gifu City. It runs parallel to the Kiso and Ibi Rivers downstream and flows into Ise Bay. The upstream area is a heavy rain area. In ancient times, the river was prone to flooding due to its turbulent, net-like flow toward the middle reaches of the Ibi River along with the Kiso River, but construction to divert the three rivers was carried out in 1892. From the end of the Middle Ages to the early modern period, it was also a waterway for transporting lumber and other materials from Hida, and river ports developed. A ring-shaped fishing area developed downstream. It is famous for cormorant fishing. There was an opposition movement against the construction of a river mouth dam, but it began operation in 1995.
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Japanese:

岐阜県のほぼ中央部を南流する川。長さ166km，流域面積1985km²。飛騨高地の大日ヶ岳に発し，郡上市で吉田川，美濃市で板取川を合し，岐阜市から濃尾平野の扇状地を形成，下流は木曾・揖斐(いび)両川と並行し伊勢湾に注ぐ。上流は多雨地域。古来，木曾川とともに揖斐川中流部へ向かって乱流網状の流路をとるため洪水が多かったが，1892年以来３川分流工事が行われた。中世末から近世にかけては飛騨からの材木などを搬出する水路でもあり，川湊が発展した。下流に輪中が発達する。鵜飼いで有名。河口堰(ぜき)建設をめぐって反対運動が起きたが，1995年運用を開始した。
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