Alluvial plain

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Alluvial plain
Alluvial plain

A wide, flat, gently sloping plain created by the long-term deposition of alluvium from one or more rivers flowing from highland regions, and typically characterized by various fluvial landforms such as braided streams, terraces, and meanders. Alluvial plains encompass the larger area over which a river's floodplain has shifted through geological time.

Floodplane (centre) within the alluvial plain of the Waimakariri River, New Zealand (part of the Canterbury Plains).
A small, incised alluvial plain from Red Rock Canyon State Park (California).

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  1. Punjab Plain, Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. Mississippi River alluvial plain Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine

Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD