Which process limits sediment deposition on an alluvial fan when increased rainfall changes drainage patterns?

💡 Explanation

When rainfall alters drainage, avulsion events shift channel locations because increased discharge causes the stream to seek steeper, more direct routes, reducing the progradation rate on any single part of the fan. Therefore the progradation rate decreases, rather than competence, incision, or base-level changes which alter material transport capacity.

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