Why did the Yellow River flood so frequently?

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secret-ninja · Answer

The volume of sediment in the Huang He, mostly yellow loess, raised the river bottom so that it was higher than the surrounding lands, and the river overflowed its banks.

conqueror · Answer

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secret-ninja · Answer

It also carried enormous amounts of silt.

secret-ninja · Answer

I hope this helps, and Welcome to Openstudy Piper. Though, shouldn't you focus on beating Gaea instead of school now? lol.

secret-ninja · Answer

You are a Heroes of Olympus fan, right? I am. ^.^

anonymous · Answer

The volume of sediment in the Huang He, mostly yellow loess, raised the river bottom