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Which part of the Yellow River is navigable in Inner Mongolia?

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Wide autumn valley with golden grass in the foreground and low, tree-covered mountains of the Greater Khingan Range in the distance under a clear sky. — Inner Mongolia Da Hinggan (Greater Khingan) Range, southeast of Hailar, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

In the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, inland waterway navigation is limited. Regarding the Huang He (Yellow River), only the upper course—specifically the stretch from Lanzhou to Baotou—is considered navigable.1

While the Yellow River flows for approximately 500 miles (800 km) through alluvial plains within Inner Mongolia, where it often branches into numerous distributary channels used for irrigated agriculture, this specific section is primarily noted for its low gradient and agricultural utility rather than as a major artery for navigation.23