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Shin River (Chiba)

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Shin River (Shin-gawa) is a river in Yachiyo and Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The river is 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) in length. The Shin River forms the upper part of the Inba Discharge Channel (Inba Hōsuiro), and flows between Lake Inba and the Ōwada Drainage Pump Station in Yachiyo City. Pollution is problematic along the river. Phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen drain from vegetable farms along the length of the river.

Flows through: Japan.

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

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