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High-level alluvia

High-level alluvia

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The term 'high-level' alluvial refers to deposition in ancestral valleys which are located above the channels in the current landscape in a form of inverted relief. Over time a channel will erode through older alluvial deposits resulting in older alluvia appearing in the banks above the channel.

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Last updated: 18 December 2015

This page should be cited as:

Queensland Government, Queensland (2015) High-level alluvia, WetlandInfo website, accessed 12 April 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/aquatic-ecosystems-natural/groundwater-dependent/alluvia-high-level-overlap/