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Ephemeral stream (arroyo) in Big Bend National Park, Texas

Figure 9: Arroyo trenching an alluvial valley in the Carrizo Mountains, Arizona.

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Ephemeral stream (arroyo) in Big Bend National Park, Texas

Ephemeral stream (arroyo) in Big Bend National Park, Texas

Grant Heilman Photography

Figure 9: Arroyo trenching an alluvial valley in the Carrizo Mountains, Arizona.

Figure 9: Arroyo trenching an alluvial valley in the Carrizo Mountains, Arizona.

Josef Muench

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