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Geomorphology of the upper Mkhomazi River basin, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with emphasis on late Pleistocene colluvial deposits

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JOURNAL OF MAPS
卷 17, 期 3, 页码 5-16

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2020.1790435

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Geomorphological map; KwaZulu-Natal (RSA); gully erosion; rill-interrill erosion; river terraces; Masotcheni Formation

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  1. Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  2. University of Pavia

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This study presents a geomorphological map of the upper Mkhomazi River basin in South Africa, focusing on erosional landforms and their relation to colluvial deposits. The study aims to understand the spatial distribution of these features and proposes a stratigraphic correlation of colluvial deposits and buried palaeosol profiles at a local and regional scale.
We present a 1:50 000 scale geomorphological map of the upper Mkhomazi River basin, located in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The sub-horizontal strata of the Permo-Triassic Beaufort Group forms plateau interfluves with a concave valley slope morphology. Locally, thick sequences of late Pleistocene colluvial deposits and associated buried paleosols (Masotcheni Formation) infill first-order tributary stream valleys and extend across the adjacent lower slopes. Surface runoff processes preferentially incise into the poorly consolidated, highly erodible sediments causing severe gully erosion that is responsible for widespread land degradation and desertification phenomena. The main purpose of this work is to derive a geomorphological map of the study area focussing on the erosional landforms to understand their spatial distribution and their relation to the colluvial deposits. Finally, a local and regional stratigraphic correlation of colluvial deposits and associated buried palaeosol profiles is proposed.

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