Before revision: Crevasse splay on the Columbia River (Canada) A crevasse splay is a sedimentary fluvial deposit which forms when a stream breaks its natural or artificial levees and deposits sediment on a floodplain.
After revision: .1ː Levees; 2ː active channel; 3ː floodplain; 4ː crevasse splay deposits; 5ː crevasse splay extentCrevasse splay on the Columbia River (Canada) A crevasse splay is a sedimentary fluvial deposit which forms when a stream breaks its natural or artificial levees and deposits sediment on a floodplain.