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Map of current configuration of Yellow River system, and the Luo (Lo) River. The Yellow River (Chinese: Huang He ) flows from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bay of Bohai over a course of 5,464 kilometers (3,395 mi), making it the second-longest river in Asia and the sixth-longest in the world .
A significant amount of land in the Yellow River's source area has been designated as the Sanjiangyuan ("'Three Rivers' Sources") National Nature Reserve, to protect the source region of the Yellow River, the Yangtze, and the Mekong. Flowing east at the eastern edge of the Amne Machin Mountains, the Yellow River enters Maqu County in Gansu.
The Three Gorges Dam in 2006 Diagram showing dams planned for the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. As of 2007, there are two dams built on the Yangtze river: Three Gorges Dam and Gezhouba Dam. The Three Gorges Dam is the largest power station in the world by installed capacity, at 22.5 GW.
English: Map of the Yangtze River basin with major tributaries. Data from GTOPO30, HYDRO1k, and Natural Earth (all public domain). Data from GTOPO30, HYDRO1k, and Natural Earth (all public domain). Date
Map of the Three Gorges. After arriving at Yibin (宜宾), in Sichuan Province (四川), the Yangtze River (长江) flows from Jiangjin (江津), of Chongqing Municipality (重庆), to Yichang (宜昌), of Hubei Province (湖北); and this section of the river is called Chuanjiang (川江), or "the river of Sichuan".
A map of the Atbara River drainage basin. Mareb River (or Gash River) (only reaches the Atbarah in times of flood) Obel River; Tekezé River (or Takkaze or Setit) Zarima River; Ataba River; Wari River. Qortem Zer'a; Tsaliet. Agefet. Ab'aro; Azef River; Amblo; Korowya; Ferrey River; Kidane Mihret River; May Meqa; Graliwdo; Giba River. Tanqwa ...
Due to its topography and geographical location, the Three Parallel Rivers region contains many climate types. Average annual precipitation ranges from 4,600 mm in the Dulongjian area in the west of Gongshan county to 300 mm in the upper valleys of the Yangtze river. The protected areas are home to around 6,000 species of plants, 173 species of ...
A map of the Jubba River and Shebelle River drainage basin In Sudan, the Setit is joined (at 14°20′N 35°51′E / 14.333°N 35.850°E / 14.333; 35.850 ) by the Atbarah, a river formed by several streams which rise in the mountains west and northwest of Lake