Kiso River
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Kiso River
View from Inuyama Castle out over the Kiso River, looking east.
Origin	Mount Hachimori
Mouth	Ise Bay
Basin countries	Japan
Length	227 km
Source elevation	2,446 m
Avg. discharge	169 m³/s
Basin area	9,100 km²

The Kiso River (木曽川, Kiso-gawa^?) is a river in Japan roughly 227 km long, flowing through the prefectures of Nagano, Gifu, Aichi, and Mie before emptying into Ise Bay a short distance away from the city of Nagoya. It is the main river of the Kiso Three Rivers (along with Ibi and Nagara rivers) and forms a major part of the Nōbi Plain. The valley around the upper portion of the river forms the Kiso Valley.

Parts of the Kiso River are sometimes referred to as the Japan Rhine because of its similarities to the Rhine in Europe.

References

• Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.

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