Sedimentary characteristics of distributive fluvial system in arid area: A case study of the Shule River distributive fluvial system, NW China

ZHANG Xianghui,ZHANG Changmin,FENG Wenjie,XU Qinghai,ZHU Rui,LIU Shuai,HUANG Ruoxin

Table 1 Parameters in different zones of the Shule River DFS.

Position Average slope /% Average channel width /m Width ratio of flood plain and channel River morphology Geomorphology Proximal 1.23 526.22 6.64 Single braided river Gravel Gobi Middle 0.94 191.72 15.29 Bifurcating braided river Psammophytic vegetation Distal 0.51 126.68 21.67 Transformation from braided river to meandering river High oasis and vegetation coverage