Research progress of paleoflood events in the Yellow River Basin since the Last Deglaciation

Wang, Haoyu; Jia, Ya-na; Zhang, Yuzhu; Wang, Ninglian; Luo, Pingping; Qiu, Haijun; Ayidina, Sailebieke; Xiao, Qili; Dou, Chao

doi:10.18306/dlkxjz.2021.07.012

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“…This flood-rich episode at ~4000 cal. y BP in the study area is relatively well corroborated by the statistically summed flood occurrence frequency with a bin of 400 years in the Yellow River Basin [76]. Although the cause of frequent extreme flooding occurrence at ~4000 cal.…”

Section: Relationship Between Human Settlement Distribution and Extre...supporting

confidence: 64%

“…y BP within and around the Qin River Basin [45,49,[62][63][64][65][66][67]. However, several reported extreme-flood-indicating strata were not well constrained in their chronologies [76]. To explore the relationship between human settlement distribution and extreme floods, reliable chronologies of extreme flood occurring at ~4000 cal.…”

Section: Extreme Floods Occurring At ~4000 Cal Y Bp Within and Around...mentioning

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The Spatiotemporal Patterns of Human Settlement during the Longshan and Erlitou Periods in Relation to Extreme Floods and Subsistence Strategy in the Upper and Middle Qin River Reaches, Central China

Hou

Zhang

et al. 2022

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Human settlement numbers have significantly changed before and after ~4000 cal. y BP in the upper and middle Qin River reaches, but the external and internal factors driving this change remain unclear. In this study, we examine changing spatial and temporal patterns of the Longshan and Erlitou settlements in relation to extreme flooding at ~4000 cal. y BP and a variety of subsistence strategies during the Longshan and Erlitou periods. The results indicate that settlement number, settlement distribution, and subsistence strategies exhibited obvious shifts between the Longshan and Erlitou periods, and the episode at ~4000 cal. y BP was an extreme-flood-rich interval within and around the Qin River Basin. During the Longshan and Erlitou periods, millet-based agriculture dominated local subsistence strategy, and ancient people would prefer to reside in the areas suitable for farming, causing the valley plains in the upper and middle Qin River reaches to contain most Longshan and Erlitou settlements. However, the frequent occurrence of extreme floods at ~4000 cal. y BP, in conjunction with intergroup conflicts due to a large amount of population immigration during the late Longshan period, is likely to have jointly decreased the settlement number and shrunk the spatial range of human settlement distribution. Subsequently, with the end of the extreme-flood-rich episode and the increasing proportion of higher-water-requirement foxtail millet in cropping structures of human subsistence strategy, more Erlitou settlements were distributed in the wetter valley plains of the middle Qin River reaches.

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confidence: 99%

The Spatiotemporal Patterns of Human Settlement during the Longshan and Erlitou Periods in Relation to Extreme Floods and Subsistence Strategy in the Upper and Middle Qin River Reaches, Central China

Hou

Zhang

et al. 2022

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“…The integration of the related dating results in a recent review paper shows that the relative concentration of paleoflood events occurred since ca. 4.0 ka in the Yellow River basin [29,70]. The LWM stratigraphy was further subdivided into flood-rich and flood-poor phases based on the stratigraphy and chronology.…”

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“…The lower Yellow River (LYR) has witnessed extensive flooding hazards and has, therefore, deposited widespread flood sediments [27,28]. However, few studies have investigated paleofloods on the wide Yellow River floodplain, while extensive paleoflood research has been reported on the upstream and midstream over the past two decades [19,29]. Researchers recently found sedimentary flood records in archaeological sites and explored human-earth system interactions during historical periods [30][31][32][33][34].…”

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Paleoflood Reconstruction in the Lower Yellow River Floodplain (China) Based on Sediment Grain Size and Chemical Composition

Yang,

Liu,

Yin

et al. 2023

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Alluvial sedimentary records in the North China Plain are essential in expanding flood history and understanding hazard patterns in the Yellow River basin where inundation risk exists and would probably increase under future global change. A detailed study of the Longwangmiao profile in the lower Yellow River floodplain reveals ancient flooding records over the late Holocene. Slackwater deposits are distinguished by typical sedimentary features and share similarities with those in the upper and middle Yellow River. This indicates that the traditional method can still be applied for paleoflood research beyond the gorge. However, unlike confined bedrock gorges, multiphase flood deposits of slackwater and overbank deposits represent different stages of flood events. These sedimentary assemblages recorded six flooding periods, further confirmed by the analysis of grain size and geochemistry. The profile was broadly subdivided into two flood-poor phases (3.7–6.7 ka, 0.8–1.7 ka) and three flood-rich phases (before 6.7 ka, 1.7–3.7 ka, after 0.8 ka) based on the dating results. Compared with the existing related research in the nearby area, the synchronous deposition cycles of floods and inter-floods are mainly controlled by the hydrodynamic conditions of the old Yellow River course. This study provides an analogue of paleoflood research in the lower Yellow River and similar alluvial plains. It explores the potential of interlinking paleoflood records in the whole Yellow River basin.

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Late Holocene extraordinary palaeoflood events and their climatological context in the Shahe River, Huaihe River Basin, China

Shang,

Zha,

Huang

et al. 2024

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

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Research progress of paleoflood events in the Yellow River Basin since the Last Deglaciation

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

The Spatiotemporal Patterns of Human Settlement during the Longshan and Erlitou Periods in Relation to Extreme Floods and Subsistence Strategy in the Upper and Middle Qin River Reaches, Central China

The Spatiotemporal Patterns of Human Settlement during the Longshan and Erlitou Periods in Relation to Extreme Floods and Subsistence Strategy in the Upper and Middle Qin River Reaches, Central China

Paleoflood Reconstruction in the Lower Yellow River Floodplain (China) Based on Sediment Grain Size and Chemical Composition

Late Holocene extraordinary palaeoflood events and their climatological context in the Shahe River, Huaihe River Basin, China

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