Fig. 1. Accumulated riverbed degradation in the studied cross-sections downstream of dams on the Colorado River

Fig. 2. Changes in channel width after dam construction in the studied cross-sections downstream of dams on the Missouri River

Fig. 3. Longitudinal adjustment of the studied channel reaches downstream of dams

Fig. 4. Accumulated sedimentation in the Sanmenxia Reservoir area and lower reaches of the Yellow River

Fig. 5. Diagram showing the accumulation effects of external disturbances in fluvial processes

Fig. 6. Comparison between the measured and calculated characteristic river variables in the studied cross-sections and channel reaches

Fig. 7. Changes in characteristic river variables following dam construction

Fig. 8. Relationships between α, α/vand relative variation in peak discharge before and after dam construction (1-Q_post /Q_pre)