THE DYNAMIC EARTH: A BLOG ABOUT GEOLOGY AND THE EARTH SCIENCES

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Tiny Debris Flow...

...or a really big hammer?

An example of a tiny, cohesive debris flow from SW Wyoming; erosion of muddy materials on the hillslopes provides a lot of cohesive sediment which, combined with a little water and the relarively high slopes, makes for some nifty little debris flows.


Look at the cohesive levees on the side of that sucker!

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