Oyodo River

Japanese: 大淀川 - おおよどがわ
Oyodo River

The largest river in Miyazaki Prefecture. A first-class river. It originates in the Minami-Naka Mountains at an altitude of about 500 meters in the southern part of the Miyakonojo Basin, flows north through the basin, then flows east to form the Miyazaki Plain and empty into the Hyuga-Nada Sea. It is 107 kilometers long and has a drainage area of ​​2,230 square kilometers. The drainage area is large compared to its length because it includes both the Miyakonojo and Kobayashi basins, and has many tributaries such as the Honjo River, Hagiwara River, Okimizu River, Shonai River, and Iwase River. The upper reaches of the river erode the Shirasu Plateau, and form a horizontal valley from the Miyakonojo Basin in the middle reaches to the Miyazaki Plain. In the Miyazaki Plain, it flows through the city of Miyazaki, and in addition to natural levees and back marshes, old river channels can be seen. The river mouth has significant sandbars and dunes. The Akae area at the mouth of the river flourished as a river port until around the Taisho era, and boat traffic reached the upstream area of ​​Takaoka. The river is mainly used for agriculture, power generation, and water supply.

[Junichi Yokoyama]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

宮崎県最大の川。一級河川。都城盆地(みやこのじょう)南部の標高500メートル前後の南那珂(みなみなか)山地に源を発し、盆地を北流したのち、東流して宮崎平野を形成し、日向灘(ひゅうがなだ)に注ぐ。延長107キロメートル、流域面積2230平方キロメートル。長さに比べて流域面積が大きいのは、都城、小林両盆地を含むためで、本庄(ほんじょう)川、萩原(はぎわら)川、沖水(おきみず)川、庄内川、岩瀬川など多くの支流を抱えている。上流部はシラス台地を侵食し、中流部の都城盆地から宮崎平野に達するところでは横谷を形成している。宮崎平野では宮崎市街地を貫流し、自然堤防、後背湿地のほか、旧流路も認められる。河口は砂州、砂丘の発達が著しい。河口の赤江(あかえ)地区は大正ごろまで河港として栄え、上流の高岡まで舟運があった。河川利用は、農業、発電用水と上水道がおもなものである。

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