Large fan shaped terrestrial deposit of alluvial sediment on which a braided stream flows over. Form as stream load is deposited because of a reduction in the velocity of stream flow.

Land counterpart of a delta . An assemblage of sediments marking place where a stream moves from a steep gradient to a flatter gradient and suddenly loses transporting power. Typical of arid and semiarid climates but not confined to them.

fan-shaped deposit of eroded material, usually sediment and sand. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

n. A fan-shaped deposit of sand, mud, etc. formed by a stream where its velocity has slowed, such as at the mouth of a ravine or at the foot of a mountain.

a fan-shaped deposit of river load where energy has been lost due to the river exiting abruptly from a narrow upland valley to a lowland plain.

A fan-shaped deposit of sediment found at ground level where a mountain river meets a flat valley or plain.

A fan-shaped deposit of alluvium laid down by a stream where it emerges from an upland into less steeply sloping terrain.

An alluvial fan is a triangular-shaped deposit of sediment at the point where a river emerges from a mountainous area and flows onto a more gently sloping plain.

A fan-shaped pile of sediment that forms where a rapidly flowing mountain stream enters a relatively flat valley. As water slows down, it deposits sediment (alluvium) that gradually builds a fan.

A fan-shaped pile of sediment that forms where a rapidly flowing mountain stream enters a relatively flat valley. As water slows down, it deposits sediment (alluvium) that gradually builds a fan. more details...

An outspread, gently sloping mass of alluvium deposited by a stream in an arid or semi-arid region where a stream issues from a narrow canyon onto a plain or valley floor.

cone-shaped sloping terrain, created from materials eroded from mountains in the upper catchment. Read more about groundwater