The geographical environment of Qindu District

Landform

Qindu District is located in the middle of the Cenozoic Weihe River fault basin. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The loess plateau in the north is the highest, with an altitude of 527 meters; the Weihe Plain in the south is the lowest, with an altitude of 380 meters, with a height difference of 147 meters. It slopes towards the Weihe River in a stepped shape from north to south.

The landform is divided into two parts: the Loess Taiyuan and the Weihe Plain. The Loess Taiyuan is originally open and has deep soil layers. It mainly produces grain, cotton and other economic crops. The Weihe Plain has flat terrain, fertile soil, dense wells and canals, and guaranteed harvests despite droughts and floods. It is an area for economic crops such as vegetables, cotton, and oil.

Climate

The climate is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate with four distinct seasons: little rain in spring, hot and dry summer, cool autumn with rain, and cold and dry winter. , the annual average temperature is 13.4C, the precipitation is 519.2 mm, the frost-free period is 208 days, and the sunshine hours are 2175 hours, which is suitable for the growth of wheat, corn, cotton, vegetables and other crops.

Disastrous weather mainly includes drought in summer and continuous rain in autumn, followed by hot and dry winds, heavy rain, frost and hail.

Hydrology

The main rivers include Wei, Feng, Sha, Xin, Ni, Baima and Doumen, all of which belong to the Weihe River system.

The Wei River flows from west to east and enters from Xingping County. It has a length of 19 kilometers and a constant flow rate of 183 cubic meters/second.

The Feng River has a small flow; the Sha and Xin rivers are seasonal rivers.