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← GeographyWhich geologic outcome develops due to levee failure?
A)Crevasse splay across floodplain deposits✓
B)Increased stream sinuosity and meanders
C)Formation of a braided stream channel
D)Accelerated deltaic subsidence and compaction
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Crevasse splays result from levee failure because sediment-laden water breaches the levee by avulsion, depositing sediments onto the adjacent floodplain. Therefore, crevasse splays occur rather than meandering behavior because levee avulsion affects drainage patterns.
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