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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Alluvium Alluvium The term 'Alluvium' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' Material transported and deposited by flowing water, such as clay, silt, sand, and gravel. Soil, the constituents of which have been transported in suspension by flowing water and subsequently deposited by sedimentation. A stratified bed of sand, gravel, silt, and clay deposited by flowing water'. The term 'Alluvium' as it applies to the area of water can be defined as 'deposits of clay, silt, sand, gravel, or other particulate material that has been deposited by a stream or other body of running water in a streambed, on a flood plain, on a delta, or at the base of a mountain'. The term 'Alluvium' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' Sediments deposited by erosional processes, usually by streams'. Previous 5 Terms: Allowable sale quantity (ASQ) Allowed Charge Alluvial alluvial deposits Alluvial fan Next 5 Terms: alongshore Along-slope Wind System alopecoid ALP alpestrine About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.