Which outcome occurs when seasonal flooding delivers excess sediment onto an alluvial plain?

💡 Explanation

Aggradation increases riverbed elevation because excess sediment deposition outpaces erosion. Graded rivers trend toward equilibrium via sedimentation. Therefore, the riverbed rises rather than soil degrading or riparian erosion increasing under high silt flow conditions.

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