Tone River

The Tone River (利根川, Tone-gawa) is a river in the Kantō region of Japan. It is 322 kilometers (200 mi) in length (the second longest in Japan after the Shinano) and has a drainage area of 16,840 square kilometers (6,500 sq mi) (the largest in Japan). It is nicknamed Bandō Tarō (坂東太郎); Bandō is an obsolete alias of the Kantō Region, and Tarō is a popular given name for an oldest son. It is regarded as one of the "Three Greatest Rivers" of Japan, the others being the Yoshino in Shikoku and the Chikugo in Kyūshū.

Geography

The source of the Tone River is at Mount Ōminakami (大水上山) (1,831 meters (6,007 ft)) in the Echigo Mountains, which straddle the border between Gunma and Niigata Prefectures in Jōshin'etsu Kōgen National Park. The Tone gathers tributaries and pours into the Pacific Ocean at Cape Inubō, Choshi in Chiba Prefecture.

Tributaries

Major tributaries of the Tone River include the Agatsuma, Watarase, Kinu, Omoi, and the Kokai. The Edo River branches away from the river and flows into Tokyo Bay.

Tone River (disambiguation)

Tone River or River Tone may refer to:

Tone River (Western Australia)

The Tone River is a river in the South West of Western Australia.

The headwaters of the river rise South West of Kojonup and flows in a south-westerly direction crossing Muirs Highway through Strachan then discharging into the Warren River in Lake Muir Nature Reserve.

The river has four tributaries, Cockatoo Creek, Chowerup Creek, Murrin Brook and Mettabinup Creek.

References

Coordinates: 34°24′03″S 116°25′25″E / 34.40083°S 116.42361°E / -34.40083; 116.42361

Tone River (New Zealand)

The Tone River is a river of the Marlborough Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally north from its sources in the Inland Kaikoura Range to reach the Awatere River 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of Molesworth Station.

See also

References

"Place Name Detail: Tone River (New Zealand)". New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 12 July 2009. 

Coordinates: 42°02′S 173°25′E / 42.033°S 173.417°E / -42.033; 173.417