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Kinugawa River

Coordinates:35°56′16″N139°57′02″E/ 35.937815°N 139.9505°E/35.937815; 139.9505
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Kinugawa River,Kinugawa,orKinu River(Quỷ nộ xuyên,Kinu-gawa),is a river on the main island ofHonshuin Japan. It flows from the north to the south on theKantō plain,merging withTone River(Lợi căn xuyên,Tone-gawa).At 176.7 km in length, it is the longest tributary of Tone-gawa. From ancient times, it has been known to cause floods. The river starts in Kinu swamp in the city ofNikkō, Tochigi,withinNikkō National Park.

2015 Flood

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Due to heavy rainfall for three consecutive days, on 10 September 2015, the river bank was breached, causing a flood, resulting in the death of two people and several more injuries. In Joso city, homes and infrastructure were damaged.[1][2]

Rivers in Kantō at 16c.
Rivers in Kantō at 20c.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Dan Matsumoto; Sawai, Yuki; Yamada, Masaki; Namegaya, Yuichi; Shinozaki, Tetsuya; Takeda, Daisuke; Fujino, Shigehiro; Tanigawa, Koichiro; Nakamura, Atsunori; Pilarczyk, Jessica E. (2016-09-28)."Erosion and sedimentation during the September 2015 flooding of the Kinu River, central Japan".Scientific Reports.6(1): 34168.doi:10.1038/srep34168.ISSN2045-2322.PMC5039755.Retrieved2024-02-26.
  2. ^Shi, Yongxue; Sayama, Takahiro; Takara, Kaoru; Ohtake, Kiyonori (2019)."Detecting flood inundation information through Twitter: The 2015 Kinu River flood disaster in Japan".Journal of Natural Disaster Science.40(1): 1–13.doi:10.2328/jnds.40.1.
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35°56′16″N139°57′02″E/ 35.937815°N 139.9505°E/35.937815; 139.9505(confluence with Tone River)