能否帮我将一段关于河的短文译成英文（翻译了好绝对加悬赏分）
贴沙河作为杭州的千年古河，全长6257米主要用于宣泄钱塘江潮水，护卫杭州。古时由于泥沙聚集于河滩上，故称贴沙河
参考答案:"Gluesand River" in Hangzhou has a thousand years' history . It is 6257 kilometers long .It can be used to discharge the tidewater of Qiantang River to protect Hangzhou from flooding. In ancient time,it was named as "Gluesand River"because sediment used to gather on the river shoal.