Avulsion (river)
Rapid abandonment of a river channel and formation of a new channel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In sedimentary geology and fluvial geomorphology, avulsion is the rapid abandonment of a river channel and the formation of a new river channel. Avulsions occur as a result of channel slopes that are much less steep than the slope that the river could travel if it took a new course.[1]