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Distinguish between mudflows and earth flows

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mudflow;A type of landslide characterized by large flows of mud and water.

The dried-out product of such a flow. Also called mudslide, mudspate.

Earth flow:A downslope viscous flow of fine-grained materials that have been saturated with water, moving under the pull of gravity.

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