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Why are the deposits of streams graded with the largest boulders or pebbles at the bottom?

Why are the deposits of streams graded with the largest boulders or pebbles at the bottom?
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Why are the deposits of streams graded with the largest boulders or pebbles at the bottom?

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As the water slows after a flood, the largest boulders drop out first.
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