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Mayflower Mountain mudflow in the Ten Mile Range near Climax, Colorado, in 1961. The flow was generated on a steep talus slope. Note the large boulders transported by the flow. Finer material has been eroded from the top of the flow. The photo was taken one month after the event. Image Credit: B. Bradley. University of Colorado The slopes above streams and rivers are subjected to a variety of processes that cause them to recede and retreat from the river or stream channel. These processes, collectively called mass wasting, can be classified according to rapidity of movement and according to the type of materials that are transported. |
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