Yūbetsu River

Yūbetsu River
湧別川
Native nameYūbetsu-gawa (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
StateHokkaido
RegionOkhotsk
DistrictMonbetsu
MunicipalitiesEngaru, Kamiyūbetsu, Yūbetsu
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Tengu (Ishikari)
  locationEngaru, Hokkaido, Japan
  coordinates43°49′2″N 143°3′38″E / 43.81722°N 143.06056°E / 43.81722; 143.06056
  elevation1,553 m (5,095 ft)
MouthSea of Okhotsk
  location
Yūbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
  coordinates
44°13′56″N 143°37′16″E / 44.23222°N 143.62111°E / 44.23222; 143.62111
  elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length87 km (54 mi)
Basin size1,480 km2 (570 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average33.56 m3/s (1,185 cu ft/s)

The Yūbetsu River (湧別川, Yūbetsu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaido, Japan.

As of 2005, some 34,000 people live in its watershed of 1,480 square kilometres (570 sq mi).