- crevasse splay
- (not recommended)use flood-plain splay.Compare: crevasse.
Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.
crevasse splay
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Crevasse splay — A crevasse splay is a sedimentary fluvial deposit which forms when a stream breaks its natural or artificial levees and deposits sediment on a floodplain. This breach can cause large deposits that spread in a pattern similar to that of an… … Wikipedia
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