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The Hiji (肱川) is a river of the Ehime Prefecture (Japan)

Features
With a length of 103 km it is the longest river course in Ehime Prefecture and the fifth longest in Shikoku Islan\d (after the Shimanto, Yoshino, Naka & Niyodo rivers).

Due to the addition of the Nomura Dam (designed to provide irrigation water to the citric orchards on the coast of the Sea of Uwa (宇和海) its basin overcomes its natural realm.

The Hiji river is a structuring element in the geography of the Nanyo region (南予地方) ).

Details
The source of the Hiji River is located in the forest of the Tosaka Pass (450m high), and stands only 18km away from the sea.


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