Definitions for alluviation
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1. deposit, sedimentation, alluviationnoun

   the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

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1. alluviationnoun

   The deposition of alluvium (sediment) by a river

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1. alluviation

   Aggradation (or alluviation) is the term used in geology for the increase in land elevation, typically in a river system, due to the deposition of sediment. Aggradation occurs in areas in which the supply of sediment is greater than the amount of material that the system is able to transport. The mass balance between sediment being transported and sediment in the bed is described by the Exner equation. Typical aggradational environments include lowland alluvial rivers, river deltas, and alluvial fans. Aggradational environments are often undergoing slow subsidence which balances the increase in land surface elevation due to aggradation. After millions of years, an aggradational environment will become a sedimentary basin, which contains the deposited sediment, including paleochannels and ancient floodplains. Aggradation can be caused by changes in climate, land use, and geologic activity, such as volcanic eruption, earthquakes, and faulting. For example, volcanic eruptions may lead to rivers carrying more sediment than the flow can transport: this leads to the burial of the old channel and its floodplain. In another example, the quantity of sediment entering a river channel may increase when climate becomes drier. The increase in sediment is caused by a decrease in soil binding that results from plant growth being suppressed. The drier conditions cause river flow to decrease at the same time as sediment is being supplied in greater quantities, resulting in the river becoming choked with sediment. In 2009, a report by researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder in the journal Nature Geoscience said that reduced aggradation was contributing to an increased risk of flooding in many river deltas.

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1. alluviation

   Alluviation refers to the process of deposition of sediment, especially silt and sand, by a river or other flowing bodies of water in an area that has been previously eroded. This results in the formation of alluvial deposits or floodplains. This process is often associated with the movement and shifting patterns of rivers and streams over time.

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   The numerical value of alluviation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of alluviation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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