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Alluvial Fan

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
alluvial cone
plural
Alluvial Fans
possessive
Alluvial Fan's
pluralpossessive
Alluvial Fans'