An outwash plain is a wide, gently sloping plain of gravel, fine sand and clay. It forms when large volumes of melt water spreads materials over an ice front. The coarser gravels are deposited first while fine sands and Clay are carried further away. The deposits may be more than 50 metres thick.
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