Sendai River

Sendai River
Cherry blossoms along the banks of the Sendai River, in Chizu chō, Tottori, Tottori Prefecture
Native name千代川 (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationOkinosen and Mount Nagi
Mouth 
 • location
Japan Sea
 • coordinates
35°32′29″N 134°11′44″E / 35.5415°N 134.1955°E / 35.5415; 134.1955
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length52 km (32 mi)
Basin size1,190 km2 (460 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average47.55 m3/s (1,679 cu ft/s)

The Sendai River (千代川, Sendai-gawa) is a river in eastern Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The Sendai is 52 kilometers (32 mi) in length and has a drainage area of 1,190 square kilometers (460 sq mi). The source of the river is in the Chūgoku Mountains. The Sendai flows north through Tottori Prefecture into the Sea of Japan.[1] Under the Rivers Act of 1964 it is designated a Class 1 River, and is managed by the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. About 200,000 people live along the course of the river.[2][3][4] The Sendai River provides sediment to form the Tottori Sand Dunes, the largest dune system in Japan.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference n was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ 千代川 [Sendai River] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 2007. Retrieved Aug 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "千代川" [Sendai River]. Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 173191044. dlc 2009238904. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  4. ^ "千代川" [Sendai River]. Dijitaru Daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  5. ^ "鳥取砂丘" [Tottori Sand Dunes]. Nihon Daihyakka Zensho (Nipponika) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 153301537. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  6. ^ 千代川水系の概要 [Sendai River: Overview] (PDF) (in Japanese). Tokyo: Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 2007. Retrieved Aug 21, 2012.