page_title: Kurobe River
hierarchical_section_title: Kurobe River
caption_attribution_description: 黒部川 2005年3月7日　宇奈月町にて 撮影者による投稿 English: The Kurobe River near Unazuki, Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
context_page_description: The Kurobe River is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. 86 kilometres in length, it has a watershed of 689 km².
  The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe Gorge. It comes out of the mountains at Unazuki and forms an alluvial fan which directly sinks into the Sea of Japan.
  The Kurobe River's rich flow and steep gradient offer good conditions for hydroelectricity. The Kurobe Dam is the tallest dam in Japan.
  The name Kurobe is derived from the Ainu name kur pet 'shady river'.
context_section_description: The Kurobe River (黒部川 Kurobe-gawa) is a river in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. 86 kilometres (53 mi) in length, it has a watershed of 689 km².
  The river rises from Mount Washiba in the Hida Mountains and carves the deep valley known as the Kurobe Gorge. It comes out of the mountains at Unazuki and forms an alluvial fan which directly sinks into the Sea of Japan.
  The Kurobe River's rich flow and steep gradient offer good conditions for hydroelectricity. The Kurobe Dam is the tallest dam in Japan.
  The name Kurobe is derived from the Ainu name kur pet [kuɾᵘbet] 'shady river'.
caption: The river as it flows through Kurobe, Toyama. (March 2005)
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