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The Yellow River is the second longest river
in China, and it is the vital water source of north and
northwest of China. Originating from the northern foot of the
Bayankela Mountain in Qinghai Province, it runs through 9
provinces and autonomous regions and flows into the Bohai Sea
in Shandong Province. It is 5,464 km long with a basin area of
752,000 km2. The annual mean runoff volume in years is about
58 billion m3.
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