How and when did the Yellow River develop its square bend?

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Research Article| October 01, 2001 How and when did the Yellow River develop its square bend? Aiming Lin; Aiming Lin 1Institute of Geosciences, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhenyu Yang; Zhenyu Yang 2Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Zhiming Sun; Zhiming Sun 2Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tianshui Yang Tianshui Yang 2Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (2001) 29 (10): 951–954. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0951:HAWDTY>2.0.CO;2 Article history received: 02 Mar 2001 rev-recd: 04 Jun 2001 accepted: 21 Jun 2001 first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Aiming Lin, Zhenyu Yang, Zhiming Sun, Tianshui Yang; How and when did the Yellow River develop its square bend?. Geology 2001;; 29 (10): 951–954. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0951:HAWDTY>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The current course of the Yellow River, China, involves an unusual 1500-km-long angular bend around the Ordos tectonic block, although sedimentary evidence suggests that the river once followed a more direct path eastward into the Bohai Sea. Geologic evidence reveals that the Yellow River formed in the Eocene as an eastward-draining river and developed its square bend around the Ordos block in late Miocene–early Pliocene time as a result of folding and uplift that are most probably related to the collision and penetration of India into Eurasia, as well as rifting around the Ordos block. The change in course of the Yellow River predates flat-lying Pliocene-Pleistocene sediment deposits that unconformably overlie folded Eocene-Miocene strata. The Yellow River provides a typical example of tectonic controls on the size, morphology, and longevity of rivers. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.