Before revision: In some cases crevasse splays can cause a river to abandon its old river channel, a process known as avulsion.Boggs, S. Jr., 2012, Principles of Sedimentation and Stratigraphy: New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 218 p. Breaches that form a Crevasse splay deposits occur most commonly on the outside banks of meanders where the water has the highest energy.
After revision: In some cases crevasse splays can cause a river to abandon its old river channel, a process known as avulsion.Boggs, S. Jr., 2012, Principles of Sedimentation and Stratigraphy: New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 218 p. Breaches that form a crevasse splay deposits occur most commonly on the outside banks of meanders where the water has the highest energy.