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Alluvial cone

  • conser36_wp
  • March 14, 2017March 14, 2017
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A semiconical type of alluvial fan having very steep slopes. It is higher, narrower, and steeper than a fan and is composed of coarser and thicker layers of material deposited by a combination of alluvial episodes and (to a much lesser degree) landslides (debris flow). The coarsest materials tend to be concentrated at the apex of the cone. [Source: NRCS Glossary]

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