mudflow: see landslide landslide, rapid slipping of a mass of earth or rock from a higher elevation to a lower level under the influence of gravity and water lubrication. More specifically, rockslides are the rapid downhill movement of large masses of rock with little or no hydraulic flow,
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mudflow

Flow of water that contains large amounts of suspended particles and silt. Mudflows usually occur on steep slopes where vegetation is too sparse to prevent rapid erosion, but they can also occur on gentle slopes under certain conditions. Factors other than slope include heavy precipitation in a short period and easily erodible material.

mudflow [′məd‚flō]

(geology)

A flowing mass of fine-grained earth material having a high degree of fluidity during movement.

mudflow

Movement of soft weak soil having the consistency of mud.

Mudflow

a thin (up to 1 m thick) soil layer or drift and eluvial formation that moves (flows) down a slope under the influence of gravity as a result of saturation by meltwater, rainwater, or groundwater until it assumes a mudlike state. Mud-flows usually occur on smooth, unsodded slopes and on railroad embankments.

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No references found	In the result of a mudflow which took place in Tonsk district of Issyk-Kul region on August 19 basements of more than 12 private houses and about 155 acres of truck patches were filled with mudflow accretion, silt, and sand-and-gravel soil, press service of Ministry of Emergencies reported. Mudflow takes place in Kadji-Sai by AKIpress News Agency Landslides and mudflows caused by rising and falling waters behind China's gigantic Three Gorges Dam has forced the relocation of over 28,000 people since September, state press said Friday. 28,000 more moved from China Three Gorges area by AFP / AFP Asian Edition It was not huge in size, but did include a mudflow of about 20 cubic yards that raced over the highway midmorning, he said. Rock slide engulfs highway by Walton by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)	mud slab mud still mud sump mud volcano Mud Volcanoes mud wall mud-and-sticks chimney mud-cake resistivity mud-capping mud-jacking mud-removal acid mudang Mudanjiang Mudanya Armistice of 1922 mudcap Mudd, Samuel Mudd, Samuel Alexander muddie Muddle Mudejar Mudéjar Mudejar architecture Mudejares Mudfa mudfish Mudflow Mudflow Channel Mudge, Isadore Gilbert Mudge, Thomas mudguard mudhead Mudiuga Mudjekeewis mudlump mudor suan mudra Mudrov, Matvei Mudrov, Matvei Iakovlevich mudsill mudskipper mudslide mudslinging mudstone Mudville Mueller matrices Mueller State Park Muezerskii Muezzi, Abu Abdallah Mohammad Ibn Abd Al-Malik Muezzin MUF Mufaddaliyat	Muddy Waters Computer Society Muddy Waters Retriever Club Muddy-headed Muddy-mettled muddying muddying muddying MUDE MUDE MUDEC Mudejar Mudejar Mudéjar Mudéjar Mudejar architecture Mudéjar art Mudéjar art Mudejares Mudéjares Mudéjares MUDEM MUDF Mudfa mudfish mudfish mudfishes mudfishes Mudflat Mudflat Mudflats Mudflow Mudflow Channel mudflows mudflows Mudgala Upanishad Mudgala Upanishad Mudge, Isadore Gilbert Mudge, Thomas Mudgee South Men's Club Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association Mudgeeraba Creek State School Mudgeeraba Rural Fire Brigade Mudgeeraba Special School Mudgeeraba State School Mudgeeraba State Special School mudguard mudguard mudguards mudguards MUDH MUDHA Mudhar Mudhead Mudhen mudhif Mudhole Mudhopper Mudhopper Mudhoppers Mudhoppers Mudi

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In the result of a mudflow which took place in Tonsk district of Issyk-Kul region on August 19 basements of more than 12 private houses and about 155 acres of truck patches were filled with mudflow accretion, silt, and sand-and-gravel soil, press service of Ministry of Emergencies reported.

Mudflow takes place in Kadji-Sai by AKIpress News Agency

Landslides and mudflows caused by rising and falling waters behind China's gigantic Three Gorges Dam has forced the relocation of over 28,000 people since September, state press said Friday.

28,000 more moved from China Three Gorges area by AFP / AFP Asian Edition

It was not huge in size, but did include a mudflow of about 20 cubic yards that raced over the highway midmorning, he said.

Rock slide engulfs highway by Walton by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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