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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Earth Sciences 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

alluvial Applied to the environments, action, and products of rivers or streams. Alluvial deposits (alluvium) are clastic, detrital materials transported by a stream or river and deposited as the river flood-plain. The term is also applied to surface flow, as in alluvial fans, bajadas, etc.

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