Its drainage basin is the third largest in china, with an area of some 290,000 square miles (750,000 square kilometres). Where is the yellow river The river carries 1.6 billion tons of silt (loess) annually at the point where it descends from the loess plateau, and deposits silt in its bed wherever it flows slowly. The yellow river flows from the west to the east of china, making a large curve through its northern provinces Its length underscores its importance as a vital waterway for northern china, traversing through nine provinces and shaping the lives of millions. Huang he, or huang ho english yellow river, river, northern, central, and eastern china
The second longest river in china and one of the world’s longest, it flows 3,395 mi (5,464 km) from the plateau of tibet generally east to the yellow sea (huang hai).
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