avulse
Example Sentences
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Geographers had already noticed that rivers tend to avulse at the foot of mountains, where slopes change dramatically and sediment settles out, silting up the bed.
From Science Magazine • May 13, 2021
“Rivers are perturbed all the time but only avulse if they are set up by enough deposition,” he says.
From Science Magazine • May 13, 2021
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