Teshio River information

Teshio River
天塩川
Teshio River; 天塩川
	View from a train crossing a bridge on the Sōya Main Line (September 2008)
Native name	Teshio-gawa (Japanese)
Location
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Region	Rumoi, Kamikawa, Sōya
Municipalities	Bifuka, Horonobe, Kenbuchi, Nakagawa, Nayoro, Otoineppu, Shibetsu, Shimokawa, Teshio, Toyotomi, Wakkanai, Wassamu
Physical characteristics
Source	Mount Teshio
• location	Shibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
• coordinates	43°57′52″N 142°52′51″E / 43.96444°N 142.88083°E
• elevation	1,558 m (5,112 ft)
Mouth	Sea of Japan
• location	Teshio and Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan
• coordinates	44°52′44″N 141°44′18″E / 44.87889°N 141.73833°E
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	256 km (159 mi)
Basin size	5,590 km2 (2,160 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	110 m3/s (3,900 cu ft/s)

The Teshio River (天塩川, Teshio-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. At 256 kilometres (159 mi), it is the second-longest river on the island (after the Ishikari) and the fourth-longest in the country (after the Shinano, Tone, and Ishikari).^[2] A Class A river, the Teshio is the northernmost major river in Japan, and has been designated Hokkaidō Heritage.^[2]^[3]^[4] Matsuura Takeshirō is said to have come up with the name "Hokkaidō" during his exploration of the river's interior.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b 一級河川水系別延長等 [First Class River System] (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. 30 April 1998. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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^ 北海道遺産・分布図 [Hokkaido Heritage: Distribution Map] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ 北海道遺産・天塩川 [Hokkaido Heritage: The Teshio River] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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[4] 北海道遺産・分布図 [Hokkaido Heritage: Distribution Map] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[HH-5] 北海道遺産・天塩川 [Hokkaido Heritage: The Teshio River] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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Teshio River 天塩川
View from a train crossing a bridge on the Sōya Main Line (September 2008)
Native name	Teshio-gawa (Japanese)
Location
Country	Japan
State	Hokkaidō
Region	Rumoi, Kamikawa, Sōya
Municipalities	Bifuka, Horonobe, Kenbuchi, Nakagawa, Nayoro, Otoineppu, Shibetsu, Shimokawa, Teshio, Toyotomi, Wakkanai, Wassamu^[1]
Physical characteristics

Source	Mount Teshio
• location	Shibetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
• coordinates	43°57′52″N 142°52′51″E / 43.96444°N 142.88083°E / 43.96444; 142.88083
• elevation	1,558 m (5,112 ft)

Mouth	Sea of Japan
• location	Teshio and Horonobe, Hokkaidō, Japan
• coordinates	44°52′44″N 141°44′18″E / 44.87889°N 141.73833°E / 44.87889; 141.73833
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	256 km (159 mi)
Basin size	5,590 km² (2,160 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	110 m³/s (3,900 cu ft/s)