A great number of sediments are transported by mudflow from the plateau and cause serious silting and aboveground rivers on the lower reaches of the Yellow River and its main branches.

• 泥流在将大量泥沙搬运出黄土高原,输向黄河引起下游河床严重淤积的同时,对农业生产、城镇工矿、交通运输、水利水电工程、山地环境和人民生命财产等也造成严重危害。