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How large is the Yangtze River basin?

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Locator map highlighting the course of the Yangtze River across China, with surrounding countries in East and Central Asia labeled, including India, Russia, Mongolia, Japan, and the Koreas. The Yangtze River is marked in blue and labeled in orange, showing its path from western to eastern China. An inset globe in the upper left shows the region's location within Asia.
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River basin drains an area of 698,265 square miles (1,808,500 square km).1

The basin extends approximately 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from west to east and more than 600 miles (1,000 km) from north to south.1