For 10 points, identify the second longest river in China, named for the color of its sediment.
A dam at this river's Three Gate Gorge was basically a failure, but contributed to the erosion of its delta. A massive Water Transfer Project is being undertaken to divert water towards the western end of this river. This river passes through Lake Gyaring after rising in the Bayan Har Mountains. This river makes a long loop around the Ordos Desert. It flows into the Bo Hai, which is bordered by the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas and is part of a sea that shares its name with this river. It flows through the Loess Plateau, whose cities include Xi'an. This river flooded in 1887 and 1931; that fact, along with its frequent, unpredictable changes of course, leads to its nickname of "China's sorrow". For 10 points, identify the second longest river in China, named for the color of its sediment.
A dam at this river's Three Gate Gorge was basically a failure, but contributed to the erosion of its delta.
Yellow River [or Huang He]