Which lakebed formation results when wind-driven deflation lowers the surface near the water table?

💡 Explanation

A playa containing sebkhas forms because capillary action draws groundwater and dissolved salts to the surface, therefore salt flats and sabkhas appear, rather than alluvial fans or glacial formations which do not rely on deflation reaching the local water table.

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