China's River Systems

There are four main river that run through China. The Yangtze River(Chiangjiang), the Black Dragon River (Heilongjiang), the Pearl River (Xijiang), and the Yellow River (Huang Ho). Many of the major cities in China are located of these major rivers. The Black Dragon River runs eastward and empties into the Okhotsk Sea. This river has many tributaries that help contribute to economic benefit with commercial intercourses with Russia. The drainage of the Yangtze River helps to produce about 70 percent of China's rice crop. The Three Gorges Dam was a project that help control flooding and generate about 10 percent of China's electricity. The Pearl River is in the south and a major commercial waterway. It helps link the delta cities to the interior. The Yellow River is surronded by vast areas of rich farmland, in which it floods at times. However, irrigation techniques have been used to try to controll this flooding.