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Table 2

Names, orders, and drainage area of ten river basins over China

Order	River basin	Drainage area (10⁴km²)
I	Songhua river basin	93.5
II	Liao river basin	31.4
III	Hai river basin	32.0
IV	Yellow river basin	79.5
V	Huai river basin	33.0
VI	Yangtze river basin	180.0
VII	Southeast river basin	24.5
VIII	Pearl river basin	57.8
IX	Southwest river basin	84.4
X	Northwest river basin	336.2

Order	River basin	Drainage area (10⁴km²)
I	Songhua river basin	93.5
II	Liao river basin	31.4
III	Hai river basin	32.0
IV	Yellow river basin	79.5
V	Huai river basin	33.0
VI	Yangtze river basin	180.0
VII	Southeast river basin	24.5
VIII	Pearl river basin	57.8
IX	Southwest river basin	84.4
X	Northwest river basin	336.2