Ōta River (太田川, Ōta-gawa) is a 103-kilometer (64 mile) long river in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Its main stream originates in Mt. Kanmuri (冠山, Kanmuri-yama) (1,339m) and empties, through a flood-control channel, into the Seto Inland Sea. The river is one of the major rivers in the prefecture and descends through steep topography, with hydroelectric power plants situated along the river. | ||||||
Source: Mt. Kanmuri[1] | ||||||
Mouth: Hiroshima Bay, Seto Inland Sea[1] | ||||||
Length: 103 km (64 mi)[1] | ||||||
Basin size: 1,710 km2 (660 sq mi)[1] | ||||||