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An Outwash plain also known as a Sandur, is material from a terminal moraine that has been washed downstream and deposited over a relatively flat surface. The deposition is beyond the farthest reach of the snout of the glacier. The material in the outwash plain is often size-sorted by the water runoff of the melting glacier with the finest materials, like silt, being the most distantly re-deposited, whereas, large boulders are the closest to the original terminus of the glacier. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In geology, a sandur is a phenomenon found mostly in Iceland. ... In geology, a sandur is a phenomenon found mostly in Iceland. ... Moraine is the general term for debris of all sorts originally transported by glaciers or ice sheets that have since melted away. ... A snout is the protruding portion of an animals face, consisting of its nose, mouth, and jaw. ... This article is about the geographical formation. ... Silt refers to soil or rock particles of a certain very small size range (see grain size). ...

An outwash plain might contain surface meandering streams that rework the original deposits. They may also contain kettle lakes, locations where blocks of ice have melted, leaving a depression that fills with water. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A kettle hole is a geological feature formed by receding glaciers. ...