冲决
冲决（英语：avulsion）是指一条河流废弃原河道而流向新河道。当河道梯度比地面坡度小，就会发生冲决。[1]在河流三角洲，冲决很常见。[2]此过程也称为三角洲换位。例如密西西比河的鸟足形三角洲，它就是由连续的冲决形成。
当一条河流进入海洋时，会形成一个单独的三角洲[3]，随着三角洲向海推进，河道变长坡度也变低，河道变得不稳定。在重力作用下，河流将趋向最直接的下坡方向流动。在洪水期，河流能溢出其天然堤坝，冲决出一条新的陡坡河道。[4]
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