Chikugo River

River in Kyūshū, Japan

Chikugo River
Chikugo River at Ukiha-Hita
Native name	筑後川 (Japanese)
Location
Country	Japan
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Mount Aso, Kyūshū

Mouth
• location	Ariake Sea
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	143 km (89 mi)
Basin size	2,860 km² (1,100 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	94.09 m³/s (3,323 cu ft/s)

Basin features
River system	Chikugo River

The Chikugo River (筑後川, Chikugo-gawa) flows through Kumamoto, Ōita, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan. With a total length of 143 kilometres (89 mi), it is the longest river on Kyūshū. It flows from Mount Aso and empties into the Ariake Sea. It is also nicknamed "Tsukushi Jirō". 33°09′N 130°21′E / 33.15°N 130.35°E / 33.15; 130.35

The upper reaches of the river are important to forestry, and the middle and lower reaches are important to local agriculture, providing irrigation to some 400 square kilometres (154 sq mi) of rice fields on the Tsukushi Plain. The river is also important to industry, with twenty electrical power plants located along its banks, as well as the major city of Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture. Recognizing the requirement to satisfy divergent needs of various communities along the river, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism designated the Chikugo River (along with six other river systems in Japan) as a "Water Resources Development River System" with a comprehensive utilization plan to develop the river's resources.^[1]

The Chikugogawa Onsen Fireworks, held annually on July 28, are the largest fireworks display in Kyūshū. The event has been held since 1650 on the riverbanks at Kurume.

References

de Graaf, Rutger. Urban Water in Japan. CRC Press (2008). ISBN 0-415-45360-7
Japan Water Agency map^{[permanent dead link]}
Chikugogawa Onsen Fireworks

Notes

^ de Graaf, Urban Water in Japan. page 8

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