Which outcome occurs when intense rainfall erodes mountain slopes feeding an alluvial fan?

💡 Explanation

Increased sediment deposition results; increased rainfall causes greater erosion, a larger sediment load, and increased Deposition. This leads to more rapid sedimentation at the alluvial fan base, rather than altered channel patterns, because of gravity pulling unsorted deposition.

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