Which mechanism causes smaller delta channel formation in a levee-confined alluvial plain during downstream sediment deposition?

💡 Explanation

Reduced competence confines avulsion because levees constrict the river's ability to widen its channel or erode outwards; therefore only narrower channels form, rather than wider unconfined channels produced by lateral migration when unrestricted.

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