outwash

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The sediment (mostly sand and gravel) deposited by water flowing from a melting glacier
Sediment deposited by streams flowing away from a melting glacier
Deposit of sand and gravel carried by running water from the melting ice of a glacier and laid down in stratified deposits. An outwash may be as much as 330 ft (100 m) thick at the edge of a glacier, and it may extend for many miles. Outwashes are the largest glacial deposits and provide a considerable source of windblown material
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