deposition
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- Material settling out of the water onto the streambed. Occurs when the energy of the flowing water is unable to support the load of suspended sediment. The process of dropping or getting rid of sediments by an erosional agent such as a river or glacier. See sedimentation.
Bureau of Reclamation - Cite This Source - This Definition - Alluvial fan, End moraine (terminal moraine), Lateral moraine, Till
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