Debris flow

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Term: Debris flow
Definition: A sudden and destructive variety of landslide, in which loose material on a slope, with more than 50 percent of particles larger than sand size, is mobilized by saturation and flows down a channel or canyon
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Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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