Outwash

The photo above shows an outwash deposit in a pit near Chicago. Photo by W.H. Johnson.

This photo shows outwash sand and gravel beneath till of the last glaciation at the Wedron Quarry. Photo by A.K. Hansel.

The above photo shows summer meltwater issuing from a glacier on Bylot Island in eastern Canada. Gravel and sand are deposited in bars to form a braided channel system called a valley train. Photo by W.H. Johnson.