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Shigenobu River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Shigenobu River (Shigenobugawa) is a Japanese stream on the island of Shikoku. It flows through the Ehime Prefecture. It is classified as a class A river. The Shigenobu river is 36 km (22 mi) long and the catchment area is 445 km2 (172 sq mi); the population of the catchment is about 244,000. It rises on the slope of Mt. Higashisanpogamori in the town of Tōon. It flows to the south, then in Yoshihisa area turns west and crosses Matsuyama plain. On the plain it is joined by the rivers Haishi, Tobe, Uchikawa and Ishite, and ends in the city of Matsuyama.

Flows through: Japan.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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