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Fluvial Features term index

Terms A aggradation aggradational deposit aggradational phase alluvial alluvial depositional features alluvial erosional features alluvial fan alluvial fans alluvial fans and cones alluvial hydrologic features alluvial-type fan antecedent stream anticline antiradial arroyos avalanche B backswamps backswamps/marshes badland badlands bajada bajadas barrier bars beach ridges beaches bedrock terrace beheaded stream bottomset bottomset bedding bottomset beds braided braided channels braided stream braided streams C channel abandonment channel avulsion channel bars channel lag chute bar chute bars chute cutoff chute cutoffs chutes clay plugs coastal barrier coastal barriers cone course abandonment crevasse crevasse splay crevasse splays cross stratification cross-bedding D decapitated stream delta delta margin sand sheet delta margin sand sheets delta plain deltaic crevasse splays deltaic depositional features deltaic erosional features deltaic hydrologic features deltaic systems deltas dendritic drainage deposits of oxbow lakes diapirs distributaries distributary distributary channels E erosional features evaporitic salts F fan head trench fan-shaped alluvial tract fault trellis faults flood channels floodplain floodplain deposition floodplain deposits floodplains fluvial depositional features fluvial depositional phase features fluvial features fluvial hydrologic features foreset foreset beds G glacial valley gullies H hanging valleys headwater region headwater region (youthful stage) deposition headwater region (youthful stage) erosion headwater regions helical flow hoodoo hydraulic features hydraulic jump hydrologic features I illivation imbricated pebble sheets islands J joints L lacustrine lateral accretion lateral accretion phase lateral bars lobe lobes longitudinal longitudinal bars M major stream depositional features marshes maturity meander meander belt meander loops meander scar meander scars meandering meanders middle course mouth bar mouth bars mud lenses N natural levee natural levees neck cutoff neck cutoffs O oxbow lake oxbow lake deposits oxbow lakes oxbow-lake deposits P peat deposits pediment pediments piedmont alluvial plains plain tract plain tract (old age) deposition plain tract (old age) erosion planar planar laminations playa lake playa lakes point bar point bars potholes progradation progradation phase prograded prograding sediments R radial drainage rapids ripple marks S scour base scour pockets sheetflood sheetfloods sheetwash features shooting flow sigmoidal splay splays stream bedding features stream capture stream deposits stream erosional features stream piracy stream piracy and beheading stream terraces T tabular thalweg topset topset bedding topset beds transverse bars tranverse tranverse bars trellis drainage trellis drainage pattern trough V v-shaped valley v-shaped valleys valley tract valley tract (maturity) erosion valley tract (middle course, maturity) depostion vertical accretion W wadis wadis (washes) washes water gap waterfalls wind gap Y yazoo-type river youthful stage

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