Which outcome is more likely when floodplain levees subside unevenly?

💡 Explanation

Channel avulsion likelihood increases with irregular levee subsidence because avulsion, a cut-off whereby the river abandons its channel for a steeper and more direct course downslope, is more probable where the existing channels are compromised by areas of lower bank elevation, rather than if gradient is uniform.

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