• Source: Minami River

The Minami River (南川, Minami-gawa) is a river in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. It is designated Class B by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). It empties into Obama Bay, a sub-bay of Wakasa Bay on the Sea of Japan about 280 metres (920 ft) southwest of the mouth of the Kita River.




Geography and development


The source of the Minami River is found near Amaki Pass on the slopes of Tokinzan (a mountain straddling the border between Ōi, Fukui Prefecture and Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture) about 564 metres (1,850 ft) above sea level. Minami River Sabō Dam (南川砂防ダム, Minami-gawa Sabō Damu) is located a few kilometers below the headwaters of the river. The river travels for 34 kilometres (21 mi) through the municipalities of Ōi (in Ōi District) and Obama before emptying into Obama Bay right next to the mouths of the Kita and Tada Rivers.

The drainage basin for the river covers 460 square kilometres (180 sq mi). The Fukaya, Kubotani, and Kuda Rivers in Ōi, and the Makitani, Okutanawa, Sakamoto, Somegatani, Sunawa, and Tamura Rivers in Obama are all tributaries. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism designated the Minami a Class B river. Japan National Route 162 runs alongside the Minami River from just below the Buddhist temple Dankeiji to near the river's mouth at Obama Bay.
Obama Castle was built on the narrow delta formed by the mouths of the Minami, Kita, and Tada Rivers, giving the castle natural protection due to the rivers and Obama Bay protecting it on three sides.




= Flooding

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In September 1953, heavy rainfall from Typhoon Tess caused major flooding along the Minami River and its tributaries, destroying many fields, damaging ships, and injuring or killing almost nearly 500 people. Typhoon Trix in 1971 also caused major flooding, crop damage, and loss of life.




= Tributaries

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The Minami River has several main tributaries.

Fukaya River (五十谷川, Fukaya-gawa) (Obama)
Kubotani River (窪谷川, Kubotani-gawa) (Obama)
Kuda River (久田川, Kuda-gawa) (Ōi)
Makitani River (槇谷川, Makitani-gawa) (Ōi)
Okutanawa River (奥田縄川, Okutanawa-gawa) (Obama)
Sakamoto River (坂本川, Sakamoto-gawa) (Ōi)
Somegatani River (染ヶ谷川, Somegatani-kawa) (Ōi)
Sunawa River (須縄川, Sunawa-gawa) (Obama)
Tamura River (田村川, Tamura-gawa) (Obama)




Flora and fauna



The Minami River is home to many types of fish and other animals.

Amur catfish
Ayu sweetfish
Big-scaled redfin
Dark chub
Dark sleeper
Eurasian carp
Flathead grey mullet
Fourspine sculpin
Ginbuna
Grass puffer
Gymnogobius:
G. scrobiculatus
G. urotaenia
Ice goby
Japanese fluvial sculpin
Japanese gudgeon
Japanese river goby
Japanese sea bass
Japanese striped loach
Leiognathus nuchalis
Lethenteron:
Arctic lamprey
Far Eastern brook lamprey
Liobagrus reinii
Oily bitterling
Oncorhynchus:
Cherry trout
Chum salmon
Rainbow trout
Red-spotted masu salmon
Pale chub
Pond loach
Phoxinus:
P. jouyi
P. steindachneri
Pungtungia herzi
Rhinogobius:
R. sp. CB
Lizard goby
R. giurinus
R. sp. LD
Whitespotted char
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus microoculus
Sharp-nosed sand goby
Squalidus gracilis
Tachysurus nudiceps (Pseudobagrus nudiceps)
Tridentiger:
T. brevispinis
T. obscuras




References

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• JKT48
• River (lagu)
• Minami Minegishi
• Minami Takahashi
• Daftar lagu yang direkam oleh JKT48
• Devi Kinal Putri
• Thalia (penyanyi)
• Sungai Anano
• You're Beautiful (seri televisi)
• Daftar konser dan acara JKT48
• Minami River
• Minami-Alps, Yamanashi
• Minami-ku, Kyoto
• Akaishi Mountains
• Obama Bay
• Minami Alps National Park
• Kita River
• Miyara River
• Nakamura River (Yokohama)
• Niyodo River