3-722: The Tadami River ( 只見川 , Tadami-gawa ) is a major tributary of the Agano River in Japan. Its basin covers 8,400 km (3,243 sq mi) and its main stem is extensively regulated and developed for hydroelectric power. The river is located within Niigata , Gunma and Fukushima Prefectures . Starting from the furthest upstream, the river is dammed by: 37°37′25″N 139°45′27″E / 37.62361°N 139.75750°E / 37.62361; 139.75750 ( Tadami River mouth ) This article related to
6-592: A river in Japan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Agano River The Agano River ( 阿賀野川 , Agano-gawa ) is a river system in the Hokuriku region of Honshu , Japan . It is also called the Aga River or the Ōkawa River in Fukushima . It is designated as a Class A river. The source of the river is Mount Arakai on the border of Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures. It flows to
9-723: The north and meets the Nippashi River from Lake Inawashiro and the Tadami River in the Aizu Basin, and then turns to the west and falls into the Sea of Japan . The Agano River flows for 210 kilometers. It has a watershed area of 7,710 square kilometers. Approximately 560,000 people live in the basin area. In 1964–1965, a chemical factory at Kanose village in Niigata Prefecture released methylmercury into
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