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Shin River (Aichi)

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Shin River (Shin-kawa) flows through Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is an artificial river, which was dug in the Edo period in order to prevent flooding along the banks of the Shōnai River. It flows through the cities of Kitanagoya, Kiyosu, Ama, Ōharu, and Nagoya.

Flows through: Japan.

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

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