Glossary:Alluvium

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Alluvium
Sediments deposited by streams and rivers. Technically this includes all grain sizes, including sands and gravels deposited by horizontal accretion, however, the term is more usually used to describe the fine-grained (clay, silt and fine sand) overbank deposits forming the floodplain.

Related Words: Alluvial

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