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	Encyclopedia: Yangtze River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The river is the sole habitat of the critically endangered Chinese River Dolphin and Chinese paddlefish.
		River cruises of several days duration especially through the beautiful and scenic Three Gorges area are becoming popular as a tourism industry grows in China.
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yangtze-River (2881 words)

	Huaihe River
		The Huaihe River valley originates from the western Tongbai Mountain and reaches the eastern Huanghai Sea; its southern boundary consists of Dabie Mountains, the residual part of Wanshan Mountains and the Yangtze River reaches, and its northern boundary consists of the northern bank of the Yellow River, Yimong Mountains and the Yellow River reaches.
		The middle reaches of the Huaihe River are from the Honghekou Estuary to the outlet of the Hongze Lake in Jiangsu Province.
		The lower reaches of the Huaihe River are from the outlet Zhongdu of Hongze Lake to the Biandan Port (Sanjiangying Port) of the Huanghai Sea.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34089.htm (544 words)

	Huaihe River clean-up fails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The river, which supplies water for one seventh of the country's 1.3 billion population, remains heavily polluted, according to a report in the Shanghai-based Xinmin Weekly.
		An investigation report released by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) said the Huaihe's tributaries, which carry 60 per cent of the total water resources of the river, are too polluted to supply water for industrial use or irrigation, let alone drinking.
		From July 16 to 20, heavy rainfall on the upper reaches of the Huaihe River forced dams lower down to open their sluice gates to release flood water.
	app1.chinadaily.com.cn /star/2004/0812/bz9-1.html (480 words)

	Consulado y Centro de Promocion Argentino en Shanghai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Anhui Province is situated in the northwest of East China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River.
		With the Huaihe River as the boundary, the Huaivei area is situated in the temperate zone with a semi-humid monsoon climate, whereas the Huainan area is located in the subtropical zone with a humid monsoon climate.
		The Yangtze River flows from southwest to northeast, and its major tributaries are The largest lake of the Province is Chaohu Lake situated in the central area, with an area of 800 square kilometers.
	www.consuargensh.com /linkanhui.htm (558 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The main stream of Huaihe River was over its the warning level, the highest water levels for the middle reaches form Zhengyangguan to Huainan were higher than that in history and created the recorded ones.
		The paper expatiated upon the conditions of the flood of 2003 by using the achievement of the restoring computation of runoff of the flood, comparing with the conditions of the historic flood (for example the flood of 1954 and 1991) in Huaihe River Basin.
		It concluded that the flood of 2003 in Huaihe River Basin was the second largest since 1949 and it was less heavy than that in 1954.
	www.hyarc.nagoya-u.ac.jp /game/6thconf/abstracts/abs_T2MZJ30Jul04200933 (180 words)

	Huaihe River
		The Huaihe River, the sixth largest river in China, flows from west to east, with the Yellow River in the north and the Yangtze River in the south.
		It is 700 kilometers in length and 400 kilometers in width, covering 270,000 square kilometers, of which the Huaihe water system covers 190,000 kilometers, and the water system of the Si, Jin and Shu rivers cover 80,000 kilometers.
		With the passage of time, the waters of the Huaihe River converged to form two large lakes, Hongze and Gaoyou, of which the Hongze Lake is the fourth largest freshwater lake in China.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_21754.htm (238 words)

	Pollution of Huaihe River Grows Grave: Bulletin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The major river valleys in east China's Anhui Province still witness serious water pollution, with almost half of the water at the poorest quality level, according to a yearly environmental bulletin.
		Reports from 107 monitoring points along the Anhui section of the Huaihe River and Chaohu Lake show that 44.9 percent of water was rated V on China's water quality scale, which goes from I to V, with V being the worst, said the 2004 environmental bulletin the provincial environmental protection bureau issued over the weekend.
		However, among the 9 major rivers of the lake, 4 were rated V and 3 rated IV, with the major pollutants being ammonia nitrogen and oil.
	www.china.com.cn /english/2005/Jun/131083.htm (398 words)

	Huaihe River Flood Defenses Blasted
		A 1,500-meter hole was blasted Sunday in one of the flood protection dykes on the Huaihe River in a dramatic move to release the rising flood waters.
		With the river running at a record-high of over 26 meters, the move came amid no sign of let-up in the torrential rains that have hit this part of eastern China.
		Thousands of officials, residents and soldiers are engaged in the fight to strengthen the dykes along the Yangtze River and other stretches of the threatened Huaihe River.
	spanish.china.org.cn /english/2003/Jul/69059.htm (440 words)

	Bengbu, the Pearl of Huaihe River.
		Bengbu, also Pearl City, is the pearl of Huaihe river.
		Bengbu lies open along the edge of an important river, the Huaihe river(Wai river).
		This picture was taken at the newlly accomplished Huaihe River Culture Plaza.
	www.geocities.com /anli_seeking (89 words)

	Huaihe River Floods Finally Contained
		The waters of the Huaihe River, mostly flowing through east China, had all subsided below the danger level by Tuesday morning, and the nine flooding areas along the river that had been used to divert floods had been closed.
		Most sections of the Huaihe River saw water levels at record highs, but losses remained dramatically lower than in 1991 when the valley was last hit by severe floods, according to officials.
		Analysts say the heavy floods on the Huaihe River are seen as another big challenge facing the new Chinese leadership inaugurated last March after the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome this spring.
	www.investchina.org.cn /english/2003/Jul/70051.htm (665 words)

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		It is also one of the 19 key parts of the Huaihe River management blueprint and has been listed as one of the major projects in the national economic and social development plan.
		The 1,000-km-long river is notorious for its frequent floods with 300 disastrous floods recorded over the past five centuries, endangering the lives of local people in the river valley.
		The river flows through four central and eastern Chinese provinces, namely Henan, Anhui, Shandong and Jiangsu, and is located exactly between the country's two longest rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow rivers.
	www.humanrights.cn /zt/03102407/2003120031125162537.htm (389 words)

	Torrential rains along Huaihe River trigger floods in Anhui
		The Huaihe River cuts across China between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, running through Henan Province in central China, and east China's Anhui and Jiangsu provinces.
		The areas along the river are prone to frequent floods and droughts in history.
		The rainfall of its tributaries, including the mid reaches of Hongru River, and mid and low reaches of the Shaying and Wohe rivers surpassed 300 mm and it topped the maximum of 500 mm in the Dam of Mengcheng County.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-07/11/content_459230.htm (355 words)

	Ebh20013.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The river basin above the entrance of the Huaihe River to the Hongzehu Lake is taken as the study area.
		The pollution transport capacities of them ainsections of the Huaihe River are estimated and the causes of pollution are analyzed by use of the channel runoff data.
		Water diversion from the Luanhe River accelerates water movement and alleviates temperature increase, greatly decreasing the degree of eutrophication in the reservoir during 1983 ¡«1985.
	kkb.hhu.edu.cn /bh/ebh20013.htm (1778 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Henan invests 14b yuan to tame Huaihe River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Shaying river, 620 km long, and the Wohe river, 396 km long, are the two longest tributaries of the Huaihe River and are most vulnerable to floods.
		The three projects, all scheduled to be completed in 2007, will spur the flood control capacity of the Huaihe River and protect at least 6 million residents in the Henan and neighboring Anhui Provinces from destructive floods, said Yan.
		The Huaihe River, which flows through the central and eastern China provinces of Henan, Anhui, Shandong and Jiangsu, is located exactly between the country's two other major rivers, the Yangtze and Yellow rivers.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200503/31/print20050331_178811.html (452 words)

	The Huaihe River
		The Huaihe, an important river in central China, flows from west to east, with the Huanghe in the north and Yangtze River in the south.
		The Huaihe basin is mostly plain and has a cultivated area of more than 200 million mu.
		Today, the Huaihe basin has an irrigated area of about 100 million mu, and the disaster-ridden, low yielding region is on its way to prosperity.
	big5.china.com.cn /gate/big5/www.china.org.cn/english/4628.htm (308 words)

	English Channel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Parts of the embankment of the Huaihe River in Huoqiu County of east China's Anhui Province are now in serious danger due to river's surging waters, according to Xinhua reporters at the site Thursday.
		Currently, a large number of soldiers, government officials and local people were busy strengthening the dykes in the Jiangjiahu section of the Huaihe River to prevent them from collapsing, they said.
		The water level of the Huaihe River is rising quickly as a result of torrential rains over the past two days, and the flooding at Jiangjiahu is especially serious.
	www.cctv.com.cn /english/news/China/Politics/20030710/100943.html (150 words)

	Flood Crest in Huaihe River Approaching Hongze Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Huaihe River mainstream flood crest is approaching the Hongze Lake, China's fourth biggest freshwater lake, prompting its water level to keep rising.
		According to the Huaihe River Flood Control Headquarters, the water level in the Hongze Lake reached the 13.92 meters at 10:00 p.m.
		Meanwhile, the flood control headquarters in east China's Jiangsu province confirmed that the water level in the Qinhuai River continued to drop and the situation in the Yangtze River and Taihu Lake in southern Jiangsu province was stable in general.
	big51.china.com.cn /english/environment/69396.htm (217 words)

	Floods in China 2003 - china.org.cn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A total of 1.6 million people are guarding the embankments of the swollen Huaihe River and its tributaries as the battle against the floodwaters reaches a critical point, local flood control officials said on Saturday.
		The Huaihe River originates in Henan Province, central China, and runs through the provinces of Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong, east China, before emptying into the Yellow Sea.
		The river valley, home to 150 million residents, is one of the country's major grain-producing areas.
	www.china.com.cn /english/features/flood/69766.htm (250 words)

	Anhui -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It is located in east China, across the basins of the (The longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai) Yangtze River and the (Click link for more info and facts about Huaihe River) Huaihe River.
		Major rivers include the (Click link for more info and facts about Huai He) Huai He in the north and the (The longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai) Yangtze in the south.
		The northern, flatter parts of the province, along the river (Click link for more info and facts about Huai He) Huai He and further north, are most akin to neighbouring provinces like (Click link for more info and facts about Henan) Henan and (Click link for more info and facts about Shandong) Shandong.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/anhui.htm (2081 words)

	Howling At A Waning Moon: :River without fish tells China's arduous battle against pollution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Huaihe Water, Environment and Resources Protection Administration said in a report released this June that little progress had been achieved in relieving and preventing severe pollution along the Huaihe River during the past 10 years even though the country had invested more than 60 billion yuan (7.2 billion US dollars) for the endeavor.
		Huangmengying is not the only area on the Huaihe to earn the unfortunate labeled "cancer village." An investigation by the Ecological Science Research Center on Huaihe River Valley in the 1990s shows that the number of cancer patients has risen drastically in at least 20 villages by the Shaying River alone, involving nearly 50,000 people.
		Local villagers attributed their gloomy situation to water pollution, saying the river, which smells like fertilizer, is to blame for their poverty and chronic medical problems, which include birth defects, dementia and cancer.
	www.howlingthemoon.org /archives/2004/10/river_without_f.html (901 words)

	Huaihe River Floods Damage Less Than Expected
		The Huaihe River is currently experiencing severe flooding, with losses less than the 1991 river flood, said an official with the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.
		The Huaihe River valleys above Wangjiaba have received almost 300 millimeters of precipitation since last June, with total rainfall in Guanjizhan in Fuyang City of southeast China's Anhui Province reaching 708 millimeters.
		The Huaihe River uses seven areas to divert floods this year, less than 17 areas in 1991.
	www.investchina.org.cn /english/2003/Jul/69608.htm (413 words)

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		China's ten-year-long efforts seemingly have failed to clean the Huaihe River, China's third largest river which supplies water for one-sixth of the country's 1.3 billion population.
		Covering Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, the Huaihe River Valley is one of the most densely populated areas of China, an old agriculture base and an emerging industrial belt.
		Seventy percent of fertilizers and pesticides used by farmers in the river valley are washed into the river.
	www.humanrights.cn /zt/Environment/200402004624104308.htm (456 words)

	SOE 2003 - Water Environment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pollution in the Haihe River System was serious: more than 50% of river sections monitored were Grade V. The water quality of Liaohe River was poor: 40.6% of river sections monitored were Grade V. The water quality of the Yellow River was poor too: pollution in its branches was bad in general.
		The Nenjiang River and the mainstream of Songhuajiang River were mostly Grade IV water.
		Among the 37 nationally controlled river sections, 29.7% were better than Grade III, 29.7% were Grade IV or Grade V, and 40.6% were worse than Grade V. The overall water quality of the Liaohe River was medium pollution.
	english.zhb.gov.cn /SOE/soechina2003/water.htm (2270 words)

	Huaihe River: New Focal Point of China's Flood Control Efforts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The river is now hit by the most serious flooding seen over the past 12 years and it soon became the country's new focal point related to flooding as the Yangtze and the Yellow rivers have so far remained placid this year within their newly-built embankments.
		The 1,000-kilometer Huaihe River flows through central and eastern China's four provinces, namely Henan, Anhui, Shandong and Jiangsu, and is located exactly between the country's other two major rivers, the Yangtze and the Yellow rivers.
		The population density at the Huaihe River valley has reached 594 people per square kilometer, making the valley one of the most densely populated areas compared with the country's other river valleys.
	english1.peopledaily.com.cn /200307/04/eng20030704_119434.shtml (793 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The State Environmental Protection Administration made the decision after a recent investigation on pollution in the Huaihe River area from May 28 to June 11 to inspect 165 factories which were believed to be the major polluting source of the Huaihe River.
		The investigation revealed that 31.5 percent of the 165 factories in Huaihe area often discharged excessive wastes into the river while 17 sewage treatment plants were found not to be operating properly.
		Most branches of the river are heavily polluted and their water quality is below level III, a standard at which water can be drinkable after treatment.
	www.vnagency.com.vn /NewsA.asp?LANGUAGE_ID=2&CATEGORY_ID=34&NEWS_ID=105221 (423 words)

	Xinhua News Agency: Flood emergency on Hongze Lake, Huaihe River removed.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Jiangsu provincial flood control headquarters Sunday announced the flood emergency state was freed on Hongze Lake and at the lower reaches of the Huaihe River as the water level had dropped below the warning line.
		The flood emergency state was declared on July 9 when the worst flooding since 1991 occurred on the Huaihe River and the water level in Hongze Lake remained high.
		Over the last few days, the flood water in the main stream of Huaihe has kept receding for days, along with falling water level in Hongze Lake and the...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:106199270&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (221 words)

	Regional Water Balance Model Based on the Concept of the Tank Model : Application to Huaihe River Basin and Chaophraya ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In this workshop, the outline of the RWBAT model and applications to the Chaophraya River basin in Thailand and the Huaihe River basin in China, where the analyzing catchment area is 110 thousand km2 and 121 thousand km2 respectively are presented.
		The estimations were carried out on daily basis from 1982 to 1985 in the Chaophraya River basin and from 1983 to 1989 in the Huaihee River basin respectively.
		These results for river discharge in each river points were reasonable on a whole, though same parameters of the model were used for the two basins where climate, topography and vegetation are very different each other.
	www.eric.chula.ac.th /gcrc/abstract/BAHC4/323.htm (253 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » China - Floods OCHA Situation Report No. 1
		By 6 July, the water of the Huaihe River was discharged to seven areas.
		The rainstorms, in combination with water flowing from the upper Huaihe River, have led to the flooding.
		Although water discharge reduced the water level substantially on 5 July, the water of Huaihe River is still two meters above the warning level because of a large volume of flooding water from the upper river.
	www.reliefweb.int /w/Rwb.nsf/vID/F743C4D522568F6B85256D5D0057C8B6?OpenDocument (854 words)

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