This map of the Yangtze River basin shows the major dams and the spawning grounds of the Chinese sturgeon. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

the 6,300-kilometer-long Yangtze River plays an important role in China. The Yangtze River basin – with its fertile soil, highly developed agriculture and abundant mineral deposits – is ...

Here’s how big the Yangtze is. A third of all the inhabitants of China (which means more than 400 million people) live in the area covered by the Yangtze’s river basin. The Yangtze basin provides ...

China's Ministry of Water Resources said precipitation in the Yangtze River basin has been about half that of a normal year since July. It is the lowest since 1961, when statistics started being kept.

The clean energy corridor also plays a major role in flood control, shipping, water resources utilisation and ecological security in the Yangtze River Basin, said the corporation. — China Daily/ANN ...

The Yangtze River was so wide it could indeed be almost mistaken for a sea. But where has this brimming river gone? There are daily reports of drought along the Yangtze River basin. The Asahi ...