Akan River

River in Hokkaido, Japan

43°25′55″N 144°8′12″E / 43.43194°N 144.13667°E / 43.43194; 144.13667 • elevation420 m (1,380 ft) MouthPacific Ocean

• location

Kushiro

• coordinates

43°0′12″N 144°16′20″E / 43.00333°N 144.27222°E / 43.00333; 144.27222

• elevation

0 m (0 ft)Length98 km (61 mi)Basin size718 km² (277 sq mi)

Akan River (阿寒川, Akan-gawa) is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.

Course

The Akan River rises from Lake Akan, 420 metres (1,380 ft) above sea level.^[1] The lake formed when the Akan River was dammed by an eruption of Mount Oakan some 6000 years ago.^[2]^[3] The river exits the lake at Takiguchi as a waterfall. This spot and Takimi Bridge nearby are attractions in Akan National Park.^[3]

The river winds its way south entirely within the district managed by Kushiro, Hokkaidō. The river then flows into the Pacific Ocean.

References

^ "Data Summary: Akan-ko (Lake Akan)". World Lakes Database. International Lakes Environment Committee. Archived from the original on 20 April 2012.
^ "Akan-Ko (Lake Akan)". World Lakes Database. International Lakes Environment Committee. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Introducing places of interest: Akan National Park (Akan Area)". National Parks of Japan. Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

River systems and rivers of Japan

Rivers of Hokkaido

Sea of Japan	Ishikari River Chitose River Toyohira River Makomanai River Anano River Yūbari River Koetoi River Rumoi River Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River Shiribetsu River Teshio River Zenibako River
Sea of Okhotsk	Abashiri River Shibetsu River Shokotsu River Tokoro River Yūbetsu River
Pacific Ocean	Akan River Kushiro River Mitsuishi River Mu River Niikappu River Saru River Shizunai River Tokachi River
Rivers of Hokkaido on Commons

Rivers of Honshu

Tōhoku region	Abukuma River Arakawa River Iwaki River Kitakami River Komagome River Koyoshi River Mabechi River Mogami River Natori River Ōhata River Oirase River Omono River Takase River Yoneshiro River
Kantō region	Arakawa River Edo River Fuji River Kanda River Kuji River Naka River Sagami River Sumida River Tama River Tone River Tsurumi River
Chūbu region	Agano River Shinano River Seki River Hime River Kurobe River Jōganji River Jinzū River Shō River Oyabe River Tedori River Kuzuryū River Fuji River Abe River Ōi River Sakawa River Tenryū River Toyo River Yahagi River Shōnai River Kiso Three Rivers Kiso River Nagara River Ibi River Kushida River Miya River Kita River Minami River
Kansai region	Choshi River Ibo River Kako River Kinokawa River Kumano River Kuzuryu River Maruyama River Muko River Yamato River Yodo River Yasu River Katsura River Kamo River Kizu River Dōton River Yura River
Chūgoku region	Asahi River Ashida River Gōnokawa River Hino River Hii River Ōta River Oze River Saba River Sendai River Takahashi River Takatsu River Tenjin River Yoshii River

Rivers of Shikoku

Aibiki River
Shimanto River
Shinmachi River
- Suketō River
- Tamiya River
- Sako River
- Sumiyoshijima River
Yoshino River
- Dōzan River

Rivers of Kyushu

Kyushu	Arie River Chikugo River Kikuchi River Kuma River Mimi River Ōno River Ōyodo River
Yaeyama Islands	Kokuba River Nakama River Urauchi River