Red River Asia Map
It is 1 560 miles 2 510 km in length.
Red river asia map. Ganges the ganges is the most sacred river to hindus and is also a lifeline to millions of indians who live along its course and depend on it for their daily needs. South east asia regional 367451. Groundwater pollution red river delta vietnam eawag 367452. Its three main tributaries are the black the da in vietnamese the thao and the lô which converge near viêt trì in vietnam s phú tho province.
The drainage area for the red river basin is about 40 200 square miles and encompasses parts of eastern north dakota northwestern minnesota and northeastern south dakota in the united states and southern manitoba in canada. Northwest of hanoi the river flows onto the coastal plain and receives the clear and black rivers its chief tributaries. Wheat beans rapeseed corn and subtropical crops are also grown. Operation brochet wikipedia 367448.
Groundwater pollution red river delta vietnam eawag 367449. Rivers of asia map details. Vietnam history population. In china the river is known as the hóng and similarly in vietnamese as the hông.
Diverse cultures in southeast asia ch 13 the spread of. The river carries a large quantity of silt rich in iron oxide that gives it a red color. The names of the red river. Here we highlight a few on the map and briefly describe some of the most significant ones including the ganges indus lena mekong ob yangtze and yellow.
Its two major tributaries the song lo rivière claire or clear river on the left bank and the black river rivière noire or song da on the right boost the flow of water which during the. Dozens of significant rivers rise in asia. The red river s delta covers almost 120 km and produces nearly a third of vietnam s rice. Dak and moorhead minn grand forks n.
Red river southeast asia map collection. Mekong wikipedia 367455. Rice is the principal crop of the river valley. Red river vietnamese song hong chinese yüan chiang principal river of northern vietnam it rises in central yunnan province southwestern china and flows southeast in a deep narrow gorge across the tonkin region through hanoi to enter the gulf of tonkin after a course of 750 miles 1 200 km.
It flows generally southeastward passing through dai ethnic minority areas before leaving china through yunnan s honghe autonomous prefecture. Red river delta vietnam introduction 367450. Lena the lena is the easternmost of the three great. The red river begins in china s yunnan province in the mountains south of dali.
Dak east grand forks minn and winnipeg manitoba. The red river delta c 75 mi 120 km long and 75 mi wide is the economic center of n vietnam whose chief port haiphong is on the delta s north branch. Greater mekong dams observatory wle mekong 367453.