Which outcome frequently occurs when a glacial lake outburst flood encounters a wide, flat valley floor?

💡 Explanation

Extensive braided streams form because the rapid decrease in flow velocity leads to a large sediment load exceeding the channel's capacity, causing widespread deposition and channel division, therefore braided streams rather than single channels result.

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