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Stream Deposits term index

Terms A aggradational deposit alluvial-type fan antecedent stream avalanche B backswamps backswamps/marshes braided channels braided streams C channel lag chute bar chute bars chutes clay plugs crevasse splay cross stratification cross-bedding D distributaries F flood channels floodplain floodplains foreset beds H helical flow I imbricated pebble sheets L lacustrine lateral accretion lateral bars longitudinal bars M marshes meander loops meanders mud lenses N natural levee O oxbow lake oxbow lake deposits P peat deposits planar laminations point bar point bars S scour base scour pockets sheetwash features splay stream deposits T tabular thalweg transverse bars tranverse bars Y yazoo-type river

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