Earth Surface Processes and Landforms · 1986 · 32 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeologyGeomorphologySedimentologyStratigraphyAeolian GeomorphologyFluvial GeomorphologyFluvial SedimentationFluvial SedimentologyMountain GeomorphologyMountain GlaciationBraided River SystemsFluvial Landscape EvolutionGeomorphological ProcessesMorphodynamic ProcessesPeriglacial Fluvial ProcessesRiver Basin GeomorphologyRiver MeanderingTributary Systems
Abstract Weichselian geomorphological and fluvial evolution has been recorded in the valley fill of the Reusel, a small tributary of the lower Maas river. It has been studied by means of borehole sections. A first deep incision into the substratum occurred during the Early Weichselian‐Lower Pleniglacial. This was followed by aggradation, at first by a braided river, at a later date by a meandering river, dating respectively from the Lower and Middle Pleniglacial. The Upper Pleniglacial aggradation again points to a braided river system. The end of the Pleniglacial is characterized by aeolian infilling of the valley and decreasing carrying capacity of the river.
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