Lacustrine delta

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A lacustrine delta is an accumulation of alluvium laid down where rivers flow into lakes. In moving from a river to a lake, water movement slows down, and with it the water's lowered capacity to carry sediments, creates a river delta.

References

Huggett, Richard John (2007). Fundamentals of Geomorphology. New York: Routledge. 


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