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{{Short description|River in Kyūshū, Japan}}
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{{Infobox river
  | name              = Chikugo River
  | native_name       ={{native name|ja|筑後川}}
  | image             = Chikugo-river Ukiha-Hita.jpg
  | image_size        = 200px
  | image_caption     = Chikugo River at Ukiha-Hita
  | map               = {{Mapriver}}
  | source1_location  = [[Mount Aso]], [[Kyūshū]]
  | mouth_location    = [[Ariake Sea]]
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[Japan]]
  | length_km = 143
  | source1_elevation = 
  | mouth_elevation   = {{convert|0|m|ft|abbr=on}}
  | discharge1_avg    = {{convert|94.09|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
  | basin_size_km2 = 2860 
  | river_system      = Chikugo River
}}
[[File:Chikugo river up20060426.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Chikugo River in [[Kurume, Fukuoka]]]]
[[File:The Famous Scenes of the Sixty States 60 Chikugo.jpg|thumb|[[Hiroshige]]]]
The {{nihongo|'''Chikugo River'''|筑後川|Chikugo-gawa}} flows through [[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]], [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] and [[Saga Prefecture|Saga]] prefectures in [[Japan]].  With a total length of {{Convert|143|km|mi|0}}, it is the longest river on [[Kyūshū]]. It flows from [[Mount Aso]] and empties into the [[Ariake Sea]]. It is also nicknamed "Tsukushi Jirō". {{coord|33.15|N|130.35|E|display=title}}

The upper reaches of the river are important to [[forestry]], and the middle and lower reaches are important to local agriculture, providing [[irrigation]] to some {{Convert|400|km2|mi2|0}} of [[rice field]]s on the [[Tsukushi Plain]]. The river is also important to industry, with twenty electrical [[power plant]]s located along its banks, as well as the major city of [[Kurume, Fukuoka|Kurume]] in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]]. Recognizing the requirement to satisfy divergent needs of various communities along the river, the Japanese [[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan)|Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]] designated the Chikugo River (along with six other river systems in Japan) as a "Water Resources Development River System" with a comprehensive utilization plan to develop the river's resources.<ref>de Graaf, ''Urban Water in Japan''. page 8</ref>

The Chikugogawa Onsen Fireworks, held annually on July 28, are the largest [[firework]]s display in Kyūshū. The event has been held since 1650 on the riverbanks at Kurume.

== See also ==
*[[Chikugo River Lift Bridge]]

== References ==
* de Graaf, Rutger. ''Urban Water in Japan''. CRC Press (2008). {{ISBN|0-415-45360-7}}
*[http://www.water.go.jp/honsya/honsya/english/map6.html Japan Water Agency map]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://www.outdoorjapan.com/contents/CALENDAR/2008-07/1216875114?language=english Chikugogawa Onsen Fireworks]

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{{Rivers of Japan}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rivers of Kumamoto Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rivers of Ōita Prefecture]]
[[Category:Rivers of Saga Prefecture]]
[[Category:Kyushu region]]
[[Category:Rivers of Japan]]


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