渭河天水峡谷全新世特大洪水水文学研究

doi:10.11820/dlkxjz.2010.07.010

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Palaeoflood hydrological studies were carried out at the upper reach gorges of the Weihe River. Palaeoflood slackwater deposits were found at the DJP site in the Tianshui gorges of the mainstream of the river. Analysis of the grain-size distribution indicates that these SWD consist of silts and clayey silts, sourced from the suspended sediment load of the floodwater. The low magnetic susceptibility indicates they are fresh deposits without weathering and pedogenic alteration. Stratigraphic correlation with the SWD discovered downstream at the Guchuanzhen site of the Weihe River shows that these extreme floods occurred between 3200-3000 a BP at the end of the mid-Holocene climatic optimum. The reconstructed peak discharges of the palaeofloods range from 23,460 m³/s to 25,480 m³/s which are much larger than gauged floods. These results were further tested and proved to be reliable with reconstruction of the modern floods at the same reach. This research is of great importance for hydrological engneering and flood mitigation. And it is also very important for the establishment of the relationships between extreme flood events and global climate change.

Key words: Holocene, hydrology, palaeoflood, slackwater deposits, Weihe River

ZHU Xiangfeng,HUANG Chunchang,PANG Jiangli,ZHA Xiaochun. Palaeo-Hydrologrcal Studies of the Holocene Extreme Floods in the Tianshui Gorges of the Weihe River[J].PROGRESS IN GEOGRAPHY, 2010, 29(7): 840-846.

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