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6.4.5 Drowned Alluvial Plain

Although drowned alluvial plains are not common, these features are characterized by a relatively straight shoreline and an alluvial plain sloping seaward. Portions of the southern Texas coastline provide examples of drowned alluvial plains.


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Submergence without vigorous wave action.
Submergence without vigorous wave action.
Earth Science Slides by John S. Shelton
Groins interfere with longshore drift.  Submergence without vigorous wave action. 

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