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← GeographyWhich outcome results from floodplain silt deposition inhibiting drainage?
A)Swamp or marsh formation✓
B)Accelerated river meandering
C)Braided channel development
D)Increased sediment transport capacity
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Swamps result because *aggradation* from vertically accumulated deposits impede regional watershed drainage pathways. Therefore, areas become waterlogged and marsh or swamps form, rather than leading to significant channel adjustments.
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