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    Alluvial fans are fan-shaped deposits of sediment that form where streams flow from mountainous areas onto flatter terrain, such as at the base of mountains. They are distributive sediment systems where sediment is spread radially outward from the fan apex. Alluvial fans can also form underwater where sediment builds out into standing bodies of water like seas, forming fan deltas. The morphology and sediment facies of alluvial fans are controlled by climate, tectonics, drainage area, and sediment transport processes like rockfall, debris flows, and stream flows. Alluvial fans evolve through different stages over time.

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    Alluvial fans are fan-shaped deposits of sediment that form where streams flow from mountainous areas onto flatter terrain, such as at the base of mountains. They are distributive sediment systems where sediment is spread radially outward from the fan apex. Alluvial fans can also form underwater where sediment builds out into standing bodies of water like seas, forming fan deltas. The morphology and sediment facies of alluvial fans are controlled by climate, tectonics, drainage area, and sediment transport processes like rockfall, debris flows, and stream flows. Alluvial fans evolve through different stages over time.

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    Facies Aluviales

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    Alluvial fans are fan-shaped deposits of sediment that form where streams flow from mountainous areas onto flatter terrain, such as at the base of mountains. They are distributive sediment systems where sediment is spread radially outward from the fan apex. Alluvial fans can also form underwater where sediment builds out into standing bodies of water like seas, forming fan deltas. The morphology and sediment facies of alluvial fans are controlled by climate, tectonics, drainage area, and sediment transport processes like rockfall, debris flows, and stream flows. Alluvial fans evolve through different stages over time.

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    Alluvial Fan Facies

    •Examine the morphology of alluvial fans and


    controls on morphology
    •Outline major processes operating on alluvial fans
    •Examine facies of alluvial fans
    •Consider auto and allocyclic controls on deposition
    What is an alluvial fan? …
    a fan-shaped deposit of alluvium, often found at a
    change in slope, for instance where a stream flows
    out of a mountain onto flatter terrain.

    …it is a distributive system….

    and a fan delta?


    …where the fan builds out into a standing body of
    water like sea .
    Alluvial Fan of Death Valley

    Narrow outlet (valley


    or gorge)

    Fan Apex

    Radial spreading
    alluvial fan
    Simple to Complex coalesced Alluvial Fans
    Controls on Alluvial Fans
    •Climate
    •Tectonics
    •Drainage Area
    •Processes: rockfall, debris flow, stream flow

    Stages in Alluvial Fan Evolution

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