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Yūbari River

Coordinates: 43°7′17″N 141°35′11″E / 43.12139°N 141.58639°E / 43.12139; 141.58639
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Yūbari River
夕張川
View from an open train window on the Sekishō Line between Numanosawa Station and Minami-Shimizusawa Station (August 2006)
Yūbari River is located in Hokkaido
Yūbari River
Location of the mouth
Yūbari River is located in Japan
Yūbari River
Yūbari River (Japan)
Native nameYūbari-gawa (Japanese)
Location
CountryJapan
StateHokkaidō
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Hachimori
 • locationYūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates43°11′32″N 142°15′26″E / 43.19222°N 142.25722°E / 43.19222; 142.25722
 • elevation850 m (2,790 ft)
MouthIshikari River
 • location
Ebetsu, Hokkaidō, Hokkaidō, Japan
 • coordinates
43°7′17″N 141°35′11″E / 43.12139°N 141.58639°E / 43.12139; 141.58639
 • elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Length136 km (85 mi)
Basin size1,464 km2 (565 sq mi)

Yūbari River (夕張川, Yūbari-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the namesake of Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Yūbari.