Saru River

Geobox|River
name = Saru River
native_name = Saru-gawa
other_name = 沙流川
category = River
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country = Japan
state = Hokkaidō
region = Hidaka Subprefecture
district = Saru District
municipality = Biratori
municipality1 = Hidaka
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source = Mount Kumami
source_location = Hidaka| source_region = Hidaka Subprefecture| source_country = Japan
source_elevation = 930
source_lat_d = 42| source_lat_m = 58| source_lat_s = 59| source_lat_NS =N
source_long_d = 142| source_long_m = 45| source_long_s = 8| source_long_EW =E
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mouth = Pacific Ocean
mouth_location = Hidaka| mouth_region = Hidaka Subprefecture| mouth_country = Japan
mouth_elevation = 0
mouth_lat_d = 42| mouth_lat_m = 30| mouth_lat_s = 5| mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 142| mouth_long_m = 0| mouth_long_s = 31| mouth_long_EW = E
length = 104
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watershed = 1350
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footnotes =cite web|url=http://www.hkd.mlit.go.jp/zigyoka/z_kasen/kawa/pro_saru.html|title=沙流川|publisher=Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-29] cite web|url=http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.html?b=423005&l=1420031|title=鵡川 25000:1|publisher=Geographical Survey Institute|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-29] cite web|url=http://watchizu.gsi.go.jp/watchizu.html?b=425859&l=1424508|title=沙流岳 25000:1|publisher=Geographical Survey Institute|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-29]

The Saru River (沙流川 "Sarugawa") of Hokkaidō, Japan, rises in the Hidaka Mountains and empties into the Pacific. It is known for the multi-colored boulders that are used in gardens. The Nibutani Dam is situated on the Saru River, at Nibutani village. The construction of this dam was the subject of famous domestic litigation, producing the first ever Japanese legal decision to recognise the Ainu people as an indigenous people. Construction of a second dam, the Biratori Dam is also planned.

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