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Shō River

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Shō River (Shō-gawa) has its source in Mount Eboshi (Eboshigatake) in the Shōkawa-chō area of Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. After flowing for 115 km (71 mi) through the northern part of Gifu Prefecture and the western part of Toyama Prefecture, the Class A river empties into Toyama Bay.

Flows through: Japan.

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

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