How a Delta Forms Where River Meets Lake
This diagram depicts rivers entering a lake. Where the water flow decelerates, sediments drop out, and a delta forms, depositing a prism of sediment that tapers out toward the lake interior.
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PIA19071
Date Created
December 8, 2014
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JPL
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