Upon completion of this unit students should be able to: Describe longitudinal and lateral profiles (shapes) of an alluvial fan. Discuss the difference between a debris flow and a stream-dominated ...

Thousands of years ago, glaciers melted and water rushed down the Fraser Canyon. Along the way, the torrent collected gravel ...

The Wamsutta Formation represents deposition in seasonally wet, forested alluvial fan environments near the paleoequator. This setting contrasts with the swampy coal-forming environments that ...