Out of the Qingtong Gorge, the riverway runs around the northwestern boundary of the Ordos Plateau, most of which is arid and semiarid area with no branch joining in.

• 出青铜峡后，河道沿鄂尔多斯高原西北边界绕流，沿途所经，大部分为干旱和半干旱地区，几无支流加入。