In this paper, the authors report the magnetic characteristics of the confluent river sediments into the Jianghan Plain. Magnetic characteristics are obviously different between different rivers, such as the Yangtze River, oft-com:office:smarttags" />Hanjiang River, Zhanghe River, Juhe River, Manaohe River and Qingjiang River, and are well correlated with rock types of the provenance. Magnetic minerals from the Yangtze River and the Hanjiang River are almost ferrimagnetic, which dominate the magnetic characteristics of the samples. High concentration of incomplete anti-ferromagnetism minerals are found in the Qingjiang River sediments, also with thick magnetic particles. Based on the research, the authors conclude that magnetic characteristics of sediments in Jianghan Plain can provide useful information on constraining sediment provenance.