Yubetsu River

It flows through northeastern Hokkaido and empties into the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. It is a first-class river. It originates near Kitami Pass in Engaru Town under the jurisdiction of the Okhotsk General Bureau, joins the Maruseppu River, Murii River, and Ikutahara River, and flows into the sea in Yubetsu Town. It is 87 kilometers long and has a drainage area of ​​1,480 square kilometers. The upper reaches are forested areas of the Kitami Mountains, and the wide alluvial plains in the middle reaches of Engaru Town and Yubetsu Town are mainly used as farmland. A military settlement was established in the Kamiyubetsu area of ​​Yubetsu Town, and peppermint cultivation at the end of the Meiji period promoted the development of the entire basin. Salmon and trout can be seen migrating upstream.

[Jiro Okamoto]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

北海道北東部を流れオホーツク海に注ぐ川。一級河川。オホーツク総合振興局管内の遠軽(えんがる)町の北見峠付近に発し、丸瀬布(まるせっぷ)川、武利(むりい)川、生田原(いくたはら)川をあわせ、湧別町で海に入る。延長87キロメートル、流域面積1480平方キロメートル。上流部は北見山地の森林地帯で、中流の遠軽町、湧別町の広い沖積地は主に畑地化されている。湧別町上湧別地区には屯田兵村が置かれ、明治末のハッカ栽培は流域一帯の開拓を促進した。サケ・マスの遡上(そじょう)がみられる。

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