Which risk increases when construction restricts seasonal overflow on an alluvial fan?

💡 Explanation

When construction restricts seasonal overflow, floodwater concentration occurs because flow divergence across the fan is impeded, leading to increased stream power and channel incision downstream. Therefore increased avulsion risk results, rather than local impacts on infiltration or sedimentation, which are influenced by other processes.

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