Mountain Rivers and Incised Channels - River Dynamics and Integrated River Management - page 168

Fig. 3.48 River bed profiles of the Gesudza, Xiaojin Cuan, and Dajin Chuan Rivers, showing the knickpoints
developed from landslide dams (after Ouimet et al., 2007)
Fig. 3.49 Bed profile of the Jinsha River showing the large knickpoints at Hutiaoxia (Leaping Tiger Gorge), Deqin
and Mangkang
uppermost large dam on the river. Two large knickpoints are evident: immediately downstream of Dari
County town and downstream of Kesheng Town. Several landslide dams, with large barrier lakes
upstream, characterize these knickpoints. These barrier lakes have been filled with sediment. Figure 3.51 (b)
shows a part of the Kesheng knickpoint, which consists of several landslide dams and barrier lakes. The