The key role of crevasse splays in prograding river systems: Analysis of evolving floodplain accommodation and its implications for architecture and reservoir potential

A generic life cycle applies to crevasse splays in non-degradational fluvial systems, typically ending in healing and abandonment. Crevasse-splay channels adjust to a graded equilibrium profile through proximal erosion and distal deposition, with their distal termini acting as a (prograding) local base level. When proximal incision advances to...