Yellow River topographic map

Name: Yellow River topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Yellow River, Zhongning County, Zhongwei City, Ningxia, 731600, China (33.32997 95.97678 40.87406 119.25093)

Average elevation: 1,697 m

Minimum elevation: 1 m

Maximum elevation: 6,423 m

Its basin was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and it was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. There are frequent devastating floods and course changes produced by the continual elevation of the river bed, sometimes above the level of its surrounding farm fields.