alluvion

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Probable depth of alluvion is about one fifth of a mile, by inference from the depth of the Gulf of Mexico.'

From Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

To scenes warlike and savage succeeded those of a pacific and civilised character—as the turbulent torrent, debouching from its mountain channel, flows in tranquil current through the alluvion of the level plain.

From The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne

Some of the mines exist in, and have been pursued beneath, this top alluvion, across the valleys.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

The land is an alluvion of no very ancient formation.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne

They are both remarkable rivers for their extent, the number of their branches, the volume of their waters, the quantity of alluvion they carry down to the parent stream, and the color of their waters.

From A New Guide for Emigrants to the West by Peck, John Mason