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	Exploring Chinese History :: Geographical Database
		The river was deliberately diverted to Anhui in 1938 by the Nationalist government, which hoped the resulting flood would halt the Japanese invasion.
		It is bordered on the south by inlets of the Huang Hai (Yellow Sea) and on the southeast by the Yalu River (its border with North Korea).
		The Huang He (Yellow River) crosses the northern part of the province, and fertile loess uplands are found in the central area.
	www.ibiblio.org /chinesehistory/geo.html

	1931 Huang He flood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1931 Huang He floods ( Yellow River Floods) are generally thought to be the deadliest natural disaster of historic times, and almost certainly of the twentieth century (when pandemics are discounted).
		1931 was the last natural flood of the river of this severity.
		In 1933, around 18,000 people were killed by less devastating, but still widespread flooding, while the 1938 flood was caused by Nationalists deliberately damaging levees in an attempt to disrupt Japanese advances.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1931_Huang_He_flood

	Yellow River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flooding of the Yellow River has created some of the highest death tolls in recent history, with the 1887 Huang He flood killing 900,000-2,000,000 and the 1931 Huang He flood killing 1,000,000-3,700,000.
		In 1938, during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Nationalist troops under Chiang Kai-Shek broke the levees holding back the Yellow River in order to stop the advancing Japanese troops.
		This is due to the predominant aridity of the Yellow River's drainage area, which contains the Ordos Desert along the river's northern bend.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Huang_He (1161 words)

	GLEN ROSE AND ANTELOPE SPRINGS TRACKS
		It was after the terrible flood of 1908, when the river rose 27 feet [82.3 dm], that the prints began to be noticed.
		This formation is described as limestone, alternating with clay, marl, and sand, and in various shades of brownish yellow and gray.
		The new riverbed brought to view a flat rock bottom with animal and human prints in what was once wet mud which had turned to stone.
	www.pathlights.com /ce_encyclopedia/13anc07.htm (1733 words)

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