The section from Yangzhou to the river mouth used to be known as the Yangtze. In its lower reaches, the Yangtze River is wide and deep: 18 kilometers wide near Nantong, and 80-90 kilometers wide ...

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 ...

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 ...