DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
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Tidal channels in estuary, Maine
Meandering tidal channels at low tide in estuary, Maine (180713-22)
Download ImageTalus Cones
Talus cones, built through the accumulation of rock debris, fallen from the cliffs above. Banff National Park, Canada. (ID: 090707-17)
Download ImageSand Dunes. Eureka Dunes, SE Cal.
Death Valley National Park contains at least 5 different dune fields: those shown here in the Eureka Valley are the tallest in California. (Dep-12)
Download ImageMudcracks and sand dunes.
Mudcracked lakebed deposit exposed in interdune area of dune field, Death Valley National Park, California (110502-84).
Download ImageMississippi River Delta, Louisiana
Aerial view of mouth of Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana (IP17-2749)
Download ImageFloodplain in Wyoming
Aerial view of the Green River, western Wyoming as it meanders over its floodplain. (IMG_8985)
Download ImageBoulders on alluvial fan, CA
Boulders on alluvial fan, Death Valley National Park, California. (IMG_1345)
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Fringing Reef, Grand Cayman Island
Aerial view of fringing Reef, Grand Cayman Island. (Dep-75)
Download ImageSand spit. Dungeness Spit, Washington
Aerial view of Dungeness Spit and Olympic Mountains, Washington (Dep-74).
Download ImageSandy Beach and mangrove swamps, Fl
Aerial view of Sandy Beach and mangrove swamps, Gulf Coast, Florida (Dep-64)
Download ImageLake Delta, Wyoming
Alpine lake in the Teton Range, Wyoming and small delta at mouth of stream. Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Dep-53.
Download ImageBraided River channel, Alaska
Aerial view of Resurrection River, a braided river in SE Alaska. (Dep-37)
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Wind ripples and dunes, Death Valley, California
Mesquite Flat Dunes. Death Valley National Park, California. (Dep-10)
Download ImageDelta in Subalpine Lake, Canadian Rockies
Delta in subalpine lake, Bow Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (Dep-51)
Download ImageDeath Valley salt pan, California
Salt polygons at sunrise, Death Valley National Park, California (221104-83)
Download ImageCross-Bedding in gypsum sand dunes, White Sands NM
Cross-Bedding surfaces in gypsum sand dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. (100201-122)
Download ImageChilkat river and gravel bars, SE Alaska
Aerial view of Chilkat river and gravel bars, SE Alaska (230613-29)
Download ImageBraided River and Canadian Rockies
The Kicking Horse River forms a braided river pattern as it flows through the Canadian Rockies in Yoho National Park, Canada. (090707-2)
Download ImageBraided outwash stream, SE Alaska
Aerial view of braided outwash stream near Haines, SE Alaska (230614-7) river
Download ImageLake. Bow Lake, Banff NP, Canada
Bow Lake, the headwaters of the Bow River, Banff National Park, Alberta. (ID:120710-7t)
Download ImageAlluvial fan, Death Valley, CA
Aerial view of alluvial fan at Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California. (9A89-21; Dep-03)
Download ImageDeath Valley Salt Pan at Sunrise
Death Valley’s salt flats and teepee structure. Most of the salt is haltite, although other evaportie minerals are present along the edges. (5D-1325)
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