Looking between these transverse aeolian ridges, one sees a network of ancient, beaten-up channels that were carved by water, lava, or both

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Paleochannels may also be preserved in the short-term on floodplains in which the river migrates or avulses away from its previous course. The preservation is short-term because unless the channel deposits are buried, flow will eventually reoccupy its formerly-occupied course, reworking and eroding the channel deposits.

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Paleochannels form when river channels aggrade and so deposit sediment on their bed. For the channel deposits to be preserved, the flow must not occupy and erode them again. Examples of what may cause long-term preservation include the channels being in a net-depositional environment and/or being in a subsiding sedimentary basin. Paleochannels may also be preserved in the short-term on floodplains in which the river migrates or avulses away from its previous course. This preservation is short-term because unless the channel deposits are buried, flow will eventually re-occupy its formerly-occupied course, re-working and eroding the channel deposits.

Paleochannels form when river channels aggrade and so deposit sediment on their be.

paleochannels definition: Noun 1. plural form of paleochannel.

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