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Ōno River

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Ōno River (Ōno-gawa) is a Class A river that originates in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. After running through the southern and central portions of Ōita Prefecture, it runs through the eastern part of Kumamoto Prefecture and the northern part of Miyazaki Prefecture. The Hakusui Dam, constructed in 1938, is one of twelve dams located on the river. The river includes Harajiri Falls which is located in Bungo-Ōno, Ōita Prefecture.

Flows through: Japan.

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

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