Middle and late Holocene avulsion history of the River Rhine (Rhine-Meuse delta, Netherlands)

Research Article| August 01, 1994 Middle and late Holocene avulsion history of the River Rhine (Rhine-Meuse delta, Netherlands) Torbjörn E. Törnqvist Torbjörn E. Törnqvist 1Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Torbjörn E. Törnqvist 1Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1994) 22 (8): 711–714. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0711:MALHAH>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Torbjörn E. Törnqvist; Middle and late Holocene avulsion history of the River Rhine (Rhine-Meuse delta, Netherlands). Geology 1994;; 22 (8): 711–714. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1994)022<0711:MALHAH>2.3.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 At present, little evidence is available on avulsion rates, avulsion frequencies, and interavulsion periods of aggrading fluvial systems over time scales of millenia. The large number of high-quality 14C ages from the Holocene Rhine-Meuse delta (central Netherlands) enables a detailed assessment of such avulsion parameters and an evaluation of the factors controlling avulsion frequency. 14C histogram analysis indicates that instantaneous avulsion (coexistence of successive channel belts for less than a few centuries) has dominated in this area. Interavulsion periods were typically 1000 yr, although values of 500 or 5000 yr have also been found. Avulsion frequency was especially large prior to 4300 cal. yr B.P., indicating a strong control by aggradation rate, in turn controlled by sea-level rise. In addition, periods with high avulsion frequency appear to correlate with time intervals characterized by large-scale transgressive tendencies. The time interval with the largest number of coexisting distributaries corresponds to the period with dominance of anastomosing fluvial style. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.