For its unique natural environment, the Hebei Plain part of Hutuo River can be easily silted up and burst, leading frequent watercourse shifts during the Ming-Qing dynasties.

• 本文通过对明清相关史料的收集、分析、整理,首次对明以来滹沱河的变迁改道进行了具体详细的恢复,进而发现滹沱河在不同历史时段,其流经方向、河道稳定性、主要河患影响范围和程度都有不同的特点。