washplain
washplain A nearly flat surface made up of alluvium mantling a thick layer of deeply weathered (see WEATHERING) bedrock and found in a savannah environment. It is washed by seasonally flooding streams which are unable to incise due to the lack of abrasive bed load and the large volume of sediment.
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