
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)
Download ImageFringing 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)
Download ImageWind 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, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. (ID: Dep-51)
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 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)
Download ImageMeander on Sacramento River Delta, CA

Aerial view of meander on Sacramento River Delta, California. (5D-0190)
Download ImageMeander loop, New Jersey

Aerial view of meander loop in river, Newark, New Jersey. Through time, erosion will cut through the narrow divide to cause abandonment of the outer loop and form an oxbow lake. (171218-76)
Download ImageMeander bend and point bar, Oregon

Meander bend and point bar along North Umpqua River, Oregon. (140703-120)
Download ImageSalt deposits on playa, Oregon

Salt deposits on playa, Lake Abert, a pluvial lake in Oregon. (140621-110)
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