Niikappu River

River in Hokkaidō, Japan

42°43′9″N 142°40′58″E / 42.71917°N 142.68278°E / 42.71917; 142.68278 • elevation2,052.4 m (6,734 ft) MouthPacific Ocean

• location

Niikappu, Hokkaidō, Japan

• coordinates

42°21′42″N 142°18′17″E / 42.36167°N 142.30472°E / 42.36167; 142.30472

• elevation

0 m (0 ft)Length80 km (50 mi)

Niikappu River (新冠川, Niikappu-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Course

The Niikappu River flows south to southwest from Mount Poroshiri^[1] in the Hidaka Mountains. The river flows through four dams, including Niikappu Dam and Okuniikappu Dam. Both dams are owned by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc.^[2] The dams form Lake Niikappu and Lake Poroshiri, respectively. After 80 kilometres (50 mi),^[3] the river empties into the Pacific Ocean.^[4]

References

^ 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名：幌尻岳(夕張岳) (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
^ "Profile" (PDF). Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
^ 新冠川その一. Home Page of Niikappu Town (in Japanese). Niikappu Town. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
^ 地図閲覧サービス 2万5千分1地形図名：静内(浦河) (in Japanese). Geographical Survey Institute. Retrieved 2009-05-20.

River systems and rivers of Japan

Rivers of Hokkaido

Sea of Japan	Ishikari River Chitose River Toyohira River Makomanai River Anano River Yūbari River Koetoi River Rumoi River Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River Shiribetsu River Teshio River Zenibako River
Sea of Okhotsk	Abashiri River Shibetsu River Shokotsu River Tokoro River Yūbetsu River
Pacific Ocean	Akan River Kushiro River Mitsuishi River Mu River Niikappu River Saru River Shizunai River Tokachi River
Rivers of Hokkaido on Commons

Rivers of Honshu

Tōhoku region	Abukuma River Arakawa River Iwaki River Kitakami River Komagome River Koyoshi River Mabechi River Mogami River Natori River Ōhata River Oirase River Omono River Takase River Yoneshiro River
Kantō region	Arakawa River Edo River Fuji River Kanda River Kuji River Naka River Sagami River Sumida River Tama River Tone River Tsurumi River
Chūbu region	Agano River Shinano River Seki River Hime River Kurobe River Jōganji River Jinzū River Shō River Oyabe River Tedori River Kuzuryū River Fuji River Abe River Ōi River Sakawa River Tenryū River Toyo River Yahagi River Shōnai River Kiso Three Rivers Kiso River Nagara River Ibi River Kushida River Miya River Kita River Minami River
Kansai region	Choshi River Ibo River Kako River Kinokawa River Kumano River Kuzuryu River Maruyama River Muko River Yamato River Yodo River Yasu River Katsura River Kamo River Kizu River Dōton River Yura River
Chūgoku region	Asahi River Ashida River Gōnokawa River Hino River Hii River Ōta River Oze River Saba River Sendai River Takahashi River Takatsu River Tenjin River Yoshii River

Rivers of Shikoku

Aibiki River
Shimanto River
Shinmachi River
- Suketō River
- Tamiya River
- Sako River
- Sumiyoshijima River
Yoshino River
- Dōzan River

Rivers of Kyushu

Kyushu	Arie River Chikugo River Kikuchi River Kuma River Mimi River Ōno River Ōyodo River
Yaeyama Islands	Kokuba River Nakama River Urauchi River