Tsurumi River

Summary

The Tsurumi River (鶴見川, Tsurumi-gawa) is a river in Kanagawa and Tokyo Prefectures on Honshū, Japan. It begins in Kamioyamada-machi, Machida and flows 42.5 kilometers before emptying into Tokyo Bay at the Keihin industrial area of Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama.[1]

Tsurumi River
Tsurumi-gawa
Tsurumi River
Map
Tsurumi River is located in Japan
Tsurumi River
Native name鶴見川 (Japanese)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKamioyamada-machi, Machida, Tokyo
MouthTokyo Bay
 • location
Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama
 • coordinates
35°28′43″N 139°41′00″E / 35.478499°N 139.683333°E / 35.478499; 139.683333
Length42.5 km (26.4 mi)[1]
Basin size235 km2 (91 sq mi)[1]
Discharge 
 • average10.1 m3/s (360 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River systemTsurumi River
Population1,960,000[1]
Bridges
  • Takano Ōhashi
鶴見川橋 [ja] in the 17th century.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d 日本の川 - 関東 - 鶴見川 [Rivers of Japan - Kantō - Tsurumi River] (in Japanese). Water Management and Land Conservation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Tsurumi River at Wikimedia Commons