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stream bed, on a floodplain, in an
alluvial fan or beach, or in
similar settings.
Alluvium is also
sometimes called alluvial deposit.
Alluvium is typically...
- An
alluvial fan is an ac****ulation of
sediments that fans
outwards from a
concentrated source of sediments, such as a
narrow canyon emerging from an escarpment...
- on flow,
alluvial diagrams are
named after alluvial fans that are
naturally formed by the soil
deposited from
streaming water. In an
alluvial diagram,...
- An
alluvial plain is a
plain (an
essentially flat landform)
created by the
deposition of
sediment over a long
period by one or more
rivers coming from...
- An
island or isle is a
piece of land,
distinct from a continent,
completely surrounded by water.
There are
continental islands,
which were
formed by being...
- The
Mississippi River Alluvial Plain is an
alluvial plain created by the
Mississippi River on
which lie
parts of
seven U.S. states, from
southern Louisiana...
- An
alluvial river is one in
which the bed and
banks are made up of
mobile sediment and/or soil.
Alluvial rivers are self-formed,
meaning that
their channels...
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about 90% of the
marshes had been drained. The
marshes lie on a flat
alluvial plain, as the
Euphrates decreases only 12 m (39 ft) in
elevation during...
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Alluvial (foaled 1969 in Kentucky) was an
American Thoroughbred broodmare.
Alluvial was
sired by U.S.
Racing Hall of Fame
inductee Buckp****er, who in...
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deposits (particularly gold) and gemstones, both of
which are
often found in
alluvial deposits—deposits of sand and
gravel in
modern or
ancient stream beds,...
