Flooded delta plain on Mississippi Delta - Note distributary pattern and how at least some distributaries form from crevasse splays.

RETURN to lecture notes SKIP TO SLIDE NUMBER Modern deltas of the world Nile Delta Map of Birds Foot Delta Mississippi Delta Plain Mississippi River crevasse splay Plant roots Sand abundance-Mississippi Delta Mississippi River prodelta Burdikin River Delta Map Sao Francisco Delta Map Spit Wave-dominated delta, Chile Ord River delta (tide dominated) Ord River delta showing facies Growth faults