this series includes unpublished preliminary reports and data records not intended for general distribution. They should not be relerred to in publications with­ out clearance Irom the issuing Board establishment and wlthout clear indication 01 their manuscript status.

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HN s MANUSCRIPT REPORT SERIES ' • NeWFOUNOLAND, CANADA.

No. 1013

Rivers of

by M. P. Shepard

Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C.

February 1969

This series includes unpublished preliminary reports and data records not lntended lorgeneraldistribullon. They should not be relerred to in publications wilh­ outclearonce Irom the Issuing Board establishment and wilhoutclear indicallon of their manuscript status.

FISHERIES RESEARCH BOARD OF CANADA

MANUSCRIPT REPORT SERIES

No. 1013

Rivers of Hokkaido

by M. P. Shepard

Biological Station, Nanaimo, B.C.

February 1969 The present report is a translation of a table prepared by the Japan Fisheries Agency Hokkaido Salmon Hatcheries (HokkaidoSakeMasuFukajo) listing the approximately 429 streams draining into the sea along the coast of Hokkaido Island in northern Japan. A map showing the locations of salmon streams is included. Streams accommodating salmon and, among them, those used for hatchery operations are indicated in the table.

Most Hokkaido streams bear Ainu (aboriginal) names. Over the years these names have been "transliterated" into Japanese writing. Because most Japanesecharacterscanhaveseveralsounds,translationsofplace names such as those of the Hokkaido rivers are often quite difficult. The present translated list was provided by the staff of theHokkaidohatcheries and a number of gaps orquestionmarksregardingthenamingofa number of small streams exist. All important rivers are named, however, and it was not deemed worthwhile spending further effort to determine the true sounds 0 fthefew small "unnamed" streams.

The assistance of Mr. F. Nishino of the Hokkaido Salmon Hatchery staffinreferringmetothisdocumentoriginallyandforarrangin9 for its translation is gratefully acknowledged.

RiversofHokkaido,showingthosesupportingsalmonstocks and whether hatchery operations occur, lengthofriver,and tributaries.

Map Length Status1 number (km)

1 Horomoi 1.5 2 Aunrui 2.5 3 Oketsuchiushi 3.5 4 Potopirapetsu 1.0 5 Chakabapai 2.2 6 Teppanbetsu 5.2 7 Rusha 4.5 8 Bonbetsu 2.0 9 Ubushinotta 4.5 10 Kamuiwakka 1.8 11 Itashubetsu 5.1 12 Iwaobetsu 7.0 13 Horobetsu 7.0 14 Pereke 7.0 15 Hunbe 6.8 16 Charassenai 5.1 17 Shariki 2.2 18 Onnebetsu 10.2 19 Kanayama 4.8 20 Oshobaomabu 5.3 21 Ochikabake 7.2 22 Nukamappu 10.2 23 Unabetsu 20.5 Okushibetsu 24 Shari 35.0 Saroma Etonbi 25 Yanbetsu 30.0 26 Urashibetsu 7.2 27 Onnenai 10.5 28 Maruman 20.1 29 Mokota 30.0 30 91.1 Memanbetsu Bihoro Tsubetsu Takkobu 31 Ubaranai 18.0 32 Onnenai 5.3 33 Tokoro 145.0 Nikoro Muka 34 Raitokoro 24.0 35 Saromabetsu 46.0 36 Tokotan 10.2 37 Kerochi 14.0 38 Shibushi 10.0 39 Baro 24.0 Table I continued

Map Length Status1 number (km)

Muri Maruseppu 41 Shibunotsunai 14.5 42 Onnekomukanai 8.0 43 ¥assuyOshinai 8.0 44 Funbeomanai 3.5 45 Sobetsu 32.0 46 Shokotsu 84.6 Oshiraneppu Sakkuru 47 Omusaru 10.0 48 Saru 12.0 49 Mo-okoppe 43.0 50 Okoppe 43.0 51 Onishi 6.0 52 Motosawaki 13.0 53 Omu 22.0 54 Motoinafu 13.0 55 Otoinafu 20.0 56 Horonai 35.0 57 Toinai 9.0 58 Otoshibe 24.0 Takayanagisawa 59 Yorukomanai 5.0 60 FCireppu 30.0 61 Setokomanai 6.0 62 Moretarappu 5.0 63 Oretarappu 2.0 64 Upushinai 3.0 65 Onnenai 2.0 66 Tokushibetsu 35.0 Opuntarumanai 67 Horobetsu 26.0 Pankenai 68 Uennai 12.0 69 Toimaki !:l.0 70 Tonbetsu? 45.0 71 Sarufutsu 40.0 72 Sarukotsu 20.0 73 Onishibetsu 20.0 74 Chiraibetsu 10.0 75 Ichanupetsu 12.0 76 Yurekutopetsu 12.0 77 Tokimae 8.0 78 Menashi 7.0 79 Tomarinai 6.0 80 Onikiribetsu 2.0 81 Oshikoromanai 4.0 82 Masuhoro 40.0 83 Koitoi 45.0 84 Uennai 6.0 Table I continued

Map Status1 Length number (km)

!l5 Enoshumanaisawa 6.0 86 Kutonobetsu 8.0 87 Uchi 12.0 88 Onemanai 4.0 b9 Teshio 306.0 Sarobetsu Nukanan Abirashinai Panke Nayoro Kenbuchi Penkenukananpu 90 Paromautsunai 20.0 91 Utsutsu 25.0 92 Enbetsu 60.0 93 Mootakoshibetsu 10.0 94 Otashikobetsu 12.0 95 Furenbetsu 15.0 96 Shosanbetsu 20.0 97 Setakinai 6.0 98 Mochikubetsu 22.0 99 Chikubetsu 30.0 100 Haboro 60.0 101 Kotanbetsu 62.0 102 Tenyanosawa 1.0 103 Banyanosawa 6.0 104 Chashunnai 5.0 105 Senmatsu 5.0 106 Onnei 4.0 107 Kodansu? 4.0 108 Odansu? 4.0 109 Obirashibe 20.0 110 Usuyazawa 2.0 111 Rumoi 20.0 112 Nobusha 19.0 113 Hashibetsu 16.0 114 Shokanbetsu 20.0 115 Bekkarinai 5.0 116 Horo 12.0 117 Gunbetsu 12.0 11b Hamamasu 20.0 119 Nobiru 3.0 120 Atsuta 10.0 121 Kotan 4.0 122 Morai 12.0 123 Chitsukari 20.0 124 ? 6.0 125 Ishikari 365.0 Tobetsu Toyohira (Chitose) Length (km)

YObari Horomui Sorachi Toppu ? Uryu Chubetsu Biei Aibetsu Rubeshibe 126 Otarunai (Shin) 4.0 127 Zenibako 4.5 128 Asari 11.5 129 Katsun5 8.5 130 Shioya 6.0 131 Momonai 5.0 132 Ranshima 2.0 133 ? 19.0 134 Nobori 12.0 135 Yoichi 46.0 136 Nucchi 11.0 137 T5nai 3.0 138 OHmura 4.5 139 Utasutsu 2.0 140 Furubira 23.0 141 Bikuni 20.0 142 Hitsuka? 1.0 143 Shakotan 7.0 144 Horonaifu 6.0 145 Yobetsu 14.0 146 Notto 2.0 147 Onenai 2.5 148 Sannai 4.0 149 Omori 1.0 150 Ninome 3.0 151 FurO 10.0 152 Moiwa 2.5 153 Shiokoshi 2.0 154 Sakazuki 9.0 155 Moheru 9.0 156 Tama 9.0 157 Horikappu 26.0 158 Notsuka 11.0 159 Nichinai 4.0 160 Horobetsu 4.0 161 Tobetsu 2.0 162 Tonai 4.0 Table I continued

Map Length number (km)

163? Shojin 6.0 164 Shiribetsu 90.0 Mena Konbu Kutosan 165 Horobetsu 6.0 166 Shubuto 39.0 167 Utashima 6.0 168 4.0 169 Nakano 4.0 170 Kobechanai 7.0 171 Ori 14.0 172 Mujina 1.5 173 Obira 14.0 174 Tomari 6.0 175 Chihase 22.0 176 Fumonnai 5.0 177 Otadashi 3.0 17fJ Masadomari 2.0 179 Kimaki 3.0 180 Ponkariba 2.0 1fJ1 Porokariba 5.0 182 Odanishi 6.0 1fJ3 Suzuki 12.0 184 Kirikaji 4.0 185 Shimauta 8.0 1fJ6 Baba 17.0 187 Mi5nai 5.0 188 Toshibetsu 55.0 Mena Ocharapetsu 1fJ9 Futoro 36.0 190 Raruishi 10.0 191 ? 4.0 192 Aidomari 1.0 193 Kamikotan 3.0 194 Honjin 5.0 195 0 8.0 196 Usubetsu 14.0 197 ? 5.0 198 ? 4.0 199 Hiratanai 4.0 200 Kenichi 10.0 201 ? 3.0 202 Hiyamizu 6.0 203 Ainumanai 12.0 204 Toppu 17.0 205 Omonai 10.0 206 Hime 20.0 Table I continued

Map Length Status1 number (km)

Anora Uzura 208 Tazawa !l.0 209 Tomari 3.0 210 Toyobenai 7.0 211 Gokatte 3.5 212 ? 23.0 213 Amano 33.0 Mena Uenosawa 214 ? 9.0 215 ? 6.0 216 Osanai 4.0 217 Ishizaki 23.0 Mena Hidarimata 218 ? 4.0 219 Okusue 6.0 220 Hikoshi 8.0 221 Ogamotsu 13.0 222 Kogamotsu 14.0 223 Mogusa 22.0 224 Akagami 10.0 225 Tsumanai 6.0 226 Toccho 5.0 227 Ojinnai 5.5 22!l Karatsunai 3.5 229 Omatsumae 5.0 230 Oibe 15.0 231 Osawa 6.0 232 Moireushi 2.0 233 Unakibetsu 4.0 234 Kamoiunbe 6.0 235 Oshorokko 1.0 236 Rusa 4.5 237 Kikiribetsu 2.5 238 Shoji 5.5 239 Kennebetsu 6.0 240 Chienbetsu 3.5 241 Mosekarubetsu 7.0 242 Okkabake 9.0 243 Sashirui 9.0 244 Rausu 6.0 245 Chinishibetsu 12.0 246 Shojin 6.0 247 Shunkarikotan 10.0 248 Horomoi 3.0 249 Chashibetsu 3.0 250 Rikushibetsu 13.0 Tab1elcontinued

Map Length Status1 number (Ian)

251 Orumappu 2.5 252 Uebetsu 16.0 253 Shinkoushi 1.5 254 Kibinai 4.5 255 Motosakimui 8.0 256 Sakimui 18.0 257 Kunbetsu 15.0 25b Kotanuka 10.0 259 Churui 33.0 260 Ichani 8.0 261 Shibetsu 58.0 262 Chashikotsu 30.0 263 Tohoro 40.0 264 Tobikari 12.0 265 Komuniushi 3.5 266 Shunbetsu 42.0 267 Tokotan 48.0 268 Nishimarubetsu 15.0 269 Nishibetsu 65.0 270 Ponyaushubetsu 18.0 271 Yaushubetsu 36.0 272 Furen 60.0 Anebetsu Nokoberibetsu 273 Sosanbetsu 5.0 274 Attoko 8.0 275 Bettoga 32.0 276 Kani 8.0 277 Biwase 14.0 278 Tobai 2.5 279 Tokitai 4.0 280 Bekanbeushi 50.0 Oboro Taibetsu Chanbetsu Toraibetsu Settsuri Toro Osotsubetsu Tobetsu Kuccharo-ko Osobetsu Kyu-akan 282 Akan 60.0 Shitakara 283 Shoro 50.0 284 Shiranuka 2.2 285 Charo 52.0 286 Furenbetsu 7.5 287 Onbetsu 48.0 Tab1elcontinued

Map Length Status1 number (km)

28!l Chokubetsu 13.0 289 Atsunai 36.0 290 Okoppe-zawa 10.2 291 Tokachi 196.0 Urahoro Toshibetsu Makubetsu (Sarubetsu) Shihoro Satsunai Otofuke Shikaribetsu Memuro 292 Yiido 14.0 293 ? 10.0 294 Toen 26.0 295 Aiboshima 14.0 296 Rekifune 55.0 297 Monbetsu 24.0 298 Shomonbetsu 18.0 299 Toyoni 35.0 300 Notsuka 25.0 301 Rakko 22.0 302 Biroo 15.0 303 Bihoro 12.0 304 Oshirabetsu 9.0 305 Saruru 19.0 306 Shitomafu 2.0 307 1\tsu 4.5 308 Utabetsu 12.0 309 Abeyaki 7.5 310 Nikanbetsu 12.0 311 Horoman 24.0 312 Ponsanushibetsu 7.0 313 Porosanushibetsu 7.0 314 Monbetsu 7.0 315 Samani 17.0 316 Unabe 6.5 317 Fuyuni 2.0 318 ? 4.0 319 Horobetsu 31.0 320 Tsukisamu 3.0 321 ? 5.5 322 Mukaibetsu 13.0 323 Hue 11.0 324 Motoura 42.0 325 Kerimai 31.0 326 Mitsuishi 25.0 Table I continued

Length Status1 n~~~er (km)

327 ? 10.0 328 Monbetsu 21.0 329 Shizunai 55.0 (Shibechari) 330 Niikappu 65.0 331 Atsubetsu 37.0 332 Gabari 10.0 333 Kenomai 15.0 334 Hae 22.0 335 Monbetsu 28.0 336 Saru 101.9 ? 337 Mu 129.9 Hobetsu 338 Irikabetsu 16.0 339 Atsuma 43.0 340 Abira 27.0 341 10.0 342 Koitoi 12.0 343 Nishitappu 12.0 344 Kakusei 10.0 345 Tarumae 12.0 346 ? 14.0 347 Shadai 17.0 348 Shiraoi 23.0 349 Shikiu 25.0 350 16.0 351 Horobetsu 16.0 352 ? 9.0 353 Osaru 46.0 354 Nukkibetsu 21.0 355 ? 4.0 356 Rebunge 9.0 357 Oshamanbe 19.0 358 Utabetsu 9.0 359 Warui 8.0 360 Kun-nui 14.0 361 Mokun-nui 7.0 362 Rukotsu 7.0 363 Shirarika 4.0 364 Buitaushi 9.0 365 Yurappu 20.0 366 Okutsunai 9.0 367 Sakaya 7.0 368 Nodaoi 25.0 369 Otoshibe 21.0 370 Monaibe 9.0 371 Nigori 13.0 372 ? 3.0 Table I continued

Length Map Status1 number (kIn)

373 Katsura 4.0 374 Mantaro 4.0 375 Shimazaki 9.0 376 Mori 3.0 377 Nakano 4.0 378 Oshiranai 8.0 379 Myojin 2.0 380 Kajiya 1.0 381 Dodomeki 2.0 382 Orito 10.0 383 ? 11.0 384 Nakano 3.0 385 !soya 9.0 386 Ofune 9.0 387 Shojin 4.0 388 Kawakumi 4.0 389 Osatsube 2.0 390 Vagi 3.5 391 Ban-nosawa 2.0 392 Ponkinaoshi 4.0 393 Kinaoshi 4.0 394 Shirai 3.0 395 Aidomari 2.0 396 Takinosawa 2.0 397 Yajiri 3.0 398 Kobui 9.0 399 ? 14.0 400 Hiura 2.0 401 Haraki 5.5 402 Kumabetsu 5.5 403 Toi 6.0 404 Ninai 2.0 405 Uen 2.0 406 Takayashiki 2.5 407 Shiodome 21.0 ? Hiyamizu 408 Matsukura 20.0 409 Kameda 10.0 410 Ari 30.0 Tobeji Ono Kunebetsu 411 Sosan 10.0 412 Ryukei 8.0 413 Yafuki 2.5 414 Moheji 25.0 415 Tobetsu 6.0 416 Otobetsu 12.0 Map Length Status1 number (km)

417 Okamaya 9.0 418 Kame 8.0 419 Koun 7.0 420 Ohira 7.5 421 Kikonai 17.0 422 Tateari 11.0 423 Nakano 3.5 424 Morikoshi 9.0 425 Shiriuchi 35.0 426 Iwabe 2.0 427 Fukushima 8.0 42e ? 5.0

1 A- Stream known to accommodate salmon, but no hatchery or egg-taking operations.

B- Stream used for egg-taking and hatchery purposes.

C-Streamusedforeggtaking.

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