Nishiki River

Nishiki River
Remote view of Kintai Bridge and Iwakuni Castle
Native name	錦川 (Japanese)
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Shūnan, Yamaguchi, Japan
Mouth
• location	Seto Inland Sea
Length	110 km (68 mi)
Basin size	885 km2 (342 sq mi)

The Nishiki River (錦川, Nishiki-gawa) is a 110 km long river, the longest in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The Nishiki is the main river in a larger system measuring 331.8 km in total. The government of Japan classifies it as a second-class river system. The Nishiki River system drains an area of 884.2 km².

The Nishiki River has its source in the city of Shūnan. At its mouth in the part of the city of Iwakuni that was formerly the separate town of Nishiki, it drains into the Inland Sea.

The river is paralleled by the Nishikigawa Seiryū Line. It is known for having a station, Seiryu Miharashi Station, which exists only for viewing the river, with no external exits or entrances.

Dams on the Nishiki include the Kōdō and the Sugano.

Sources

This article incorporates material from the article 錦川 (Nishiki-gawa) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on December 11, 2008.

External links

• 山口県/河川課/河川情報等・錦川激特だより (Prefectural government's department of rivers site with information about the Nishiki River)