A Giant Sand Bar

Yellow River Visitor's Center

10. A Giant Sand Bar

Remember that some 1,500 million tons of sand come down this river each year. You can see some of the sand that came down. Some 1000 square miles of new China have been formed by this sand and silt.

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Large Sand Bars on the Yellow River