Sediment Movement in Alluvial Rivers - River Dynamics and Integrated River Management - page 312

T able 5.5 Migration of the lower Yellow River channel (Hu et al., 1998)

Maximum Distance of Channel
Motion
(m)

Maximum distance of
channel motion in a year
(m)

Average
Wandering
Distance
(m)

Channel
wandering
Distance
(m)

Cross Section

1955-1974 1975-1994 Right Left

Tiexie 206 10-760 2,470 1,075 50 760

Xiagujie 507 5-2,000 3,620 2,060 1,220 2,000

Huayuan town 520 0-2,295 3,990 2,770 2,295 1,630

Mayugou 860 60-2,280 3,925 2,895 2,280 2,250

Peiyu 854 30-3,370 3,530 4,140 3,370 3,100

Luohe mouth 1,242 50-5,660 8,040 3,080 5,180 5,660

Gubaizui 468 50-1,250 1,470 1,180 1,250 1,230

Luocunpo 1,397 20-4,695 6,190 6,115 4,695 3,360

Guanzhuangyu 657 10-2,420 2,500 2,680 1,650 2,420

Qinchang 786 100-4,230 4,740 1,270 4,230 2,270

Huayuankou 873 40-3,980 4,080 2,375 3,980 2,330

Babao 1,249 50-4,100 4,000 3,670 4,100 3,800

Laitongzhai 923 10-3,440 3,950 2,030 3,440 3,130

Xinzhai 1,201 5-3,640 4,090 3,125 3,480 3,640

Heishi 1,375 30-4,570 5,650 7,750 4,570 3,925

Weicheng 1,784 5-5,130 6,010 4,965 5,130 4,380

Heigangkou 722 10-3,740 2,090 3,905 3,740 2,945

Liuyuankou 790 50-2,645 2,240 2,730 2,270 2,645

Gucheng 1,685 90-5,640 6,350 5,655 5,640 4,980

Caogang 602 0-1,800 2,000 1,380 1,790 1,800

Jiahetan 444 20-1,540 1,640 1,705 1,540 1,200

Dongbatou 594 6-2,780 3,050 890 2,450 2,780

Shanfang 909 30-3,100 5,570 1,285 2,560 3,100

Youfangzhai 1,270 20-3,470 4,800 5,790 3,080 3,470

Mazhai 669 0-3,000 3,350 2,630 3,000 1,680

Yangxiaozhai 854 35-2,820 3,020 3,630 2,820 2,160

Hedao village 488 10-1,410 2,710 2,350 1,410 1,200

(a) (b)
Fig. 5.49 (a) The Kaiyi spur dike constructed on the lower Yellow River to stabilize the river channel; (b) The river
moved far away from the dike only a few years after the spur dike was completed (See color figure at the end of this topic)