Which outcome occurs when rapid aggradation overwhelms a fluvial system forming an alluvial fan?

💡 Explanation

Channel avulsion is facilitated because increased sediment overwhelms the existing channel via aggradation by the alluvial fan; therefore, the river seeks steeper, more efficient paths rather than maintaining previous meanders.

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