Glossary:Avulsion

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Avulsion
The natural abandonment of part, or whole, of a river channel in favour of a new course. The process of avulsion can be instantaneous under flood conditions or gradual in an aggrading river system. May lead to the creation of oxbow lakes and palaeochannels.

Related Words: Oxbow lake, Palaeochannel

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