Which outcome occurs when rapid aggradation overwhelms the alluvial plain's capacity?

💡 Explanation

Avulsion results because channel gradients increase significantly in some areas of the alluvial plain due to rapid, uneven deposition of sediments, because the increased channel slope increases the potential to overcome bank stability, and thereby causes channel abandonment and new floodplain channel creation rather than continued lateral migration or downcutting.

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