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An___fan is a fan shaped discharge of sediment and debris, usually caused by a sudden and intense downpour of rain, which flows quickly over changes (breaks, gulch, etc.) in topography.

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Alluvial fan

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This is an alluvial fan. An alluvial fan can be described bas sediments accumulation. It is shapes like a fan or a triangle. It is a deposit of sand, gravel wooden deposits, debris and silt. We call these alluvium. The creation of alluvial fans is as a result of the interaction of flowing water with hills and mountains. They are depositional land forms and flowing water causes them.

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