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alluvial
Pertaining to alluvium (relating to, consisting of, or formed by sediment deposited by flowing water); such as, alluvial cones, fans (gravel and associated sediments deposited), plains, etc.
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alluvial fan
A feature found in deserts, the result of stream deposits accumulating where stream channels emerge from the base of mountains and channel gradients (slopes or inclines) level out.
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