alluvion

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The alluvion between these rivers, protected from inundation by levees along the streams, is divided by many bayous, of which the Tensas, with its branch the Macon, is the most important.

From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Taylor, Richard

The soil in the river valley is a rich black alluvion.

From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

But it may be alledged, that those sand banks are increasing still with the alluvion of Germany, instead of being in a decreasing state.

From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James

The land is an alluvion of no very ancient formation.

From The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West by Reid, Mayne

Probable depth of alluvion is about one fifth of a mile, by inference from the depth of the Gulf of Mexico.'

From Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various