Mu River (Hokkaidō)

Coordinates: 42°33′45″N 141°55′1″E / 42.5625°N 141.91694°E / 42.5625; 141.91694

Mu River (Mu-kawa)
鵡川
River
Red and Blue Boulder Gorge (赤岩青巌峡, Aka-iwa-sei-gan-kyō?) in Shimukappu (July 2000)
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Regions	Iburi, Kamikawa
District	Yūfutsu
Municipalities	Mukawa, Shimukappu
Source	Mount Karifuri
- location	Shimukappu, Hokkaidō, Japan
- elevation	740 m (2,428 ft)
- coordinates	43°1′41″N 142°41′4″E / 43.02806°N 142.68444°E / 43.02806; 142.68444
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
- location	Mukawa, Hokkaidō, Japan
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	42°33′45″N 141°55′1″E / 42.5625°N 141.91694°E / 42.5625; 141.91694
Length	135 km (84 mi)
Basin	1,270 km2 (490 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	50.44 m3/s (1,781 cu ft/s)

Mu River (鵡川, Mu-kawa^?) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Course

The Mu River rises on the slopes of Mount Karifuri in the Hidaka Mountains.^[1] It flows South and West until it reaches the Pacific Ocean at Mukawa.

References

1. ^ "鵡川". Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau. http://www.hkd.mlit.go.jp/zigyoka/z_kasen/kawa/pro_mukawa.html. Retrieved 2009-05-04.