Movement by internal deformation of the material diagram from: Landslides in British Columbia Page (http://www.ei.gov.bc.ca/geosmin/mapinv/surfical/landslid/ls2.htm) Earthflows & Mudflows are: characterized by >80% sands and muds (but mudflows are wetter) slow to rapid often triggered by high precipitation or snowmelt. often show lobate structures at base Diagram of an Earth Flow Photo of an Earth Flow Photos of Mudflows

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