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Sediments are deposited in an alluvial fan because __________________________________________
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Sediments are deposited in an alluvial fan because __________________________________________

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. Because of reduced gradients of the streams at the base of the mountains, deposition of sediment occurs and alluvial fans are formed. Adapted from Strahler,1963,The Earth Sciences.
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