INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Earthflows usually begin in a large basin on the upper part of a slope where debris and weathered material accumulate; the movement, usually set off by heavy rainfall, may be relatively slow or very fast, depending on the amount of water present, the angle of the slope, and other aspects of the terrain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Slumgullion Earthflow National Natural Landmark is a rare example of an earthflow, called mass wasting. About 700 years ago, an area of Mesa Seco, composed of partially decomposed volcanic rock, slid down the mountain and blocked the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River.

Detailed explanation-3: -An earthflow (earth flow) is a downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water and moves under the pull of gravity. It is an intermediate type of mass wasting that is between downhill creep and mudflow.

Detailed explanation-4: -An earthflow is a flow of fine-grained material that typically develops at the lower end of a slope. Earthflows often ooze down a mountain at a pace of a slow-moving earthworm. Earthflows often take a characteristic hourglass shape and may form at the bottom of a slump.