Figure 5. A series of sedimentary bodies built during the same experiment. Flow was continuous and conditions were constant.

A) The initial jet deposit. B) Deposition is beginning to interact with the flow. A bar or ''leaf''-like deposit is forming. C) The deposit is more strongly interacting with the flow. Flow splitting is beginning. D) The fully formed ''leaf'' or bar is formed. E) Avulsion has occurred and channels formed. New jet deposits are developing at the periphery of the deposit forming a tree-like body. F) Avulsion continues. Energy dissipation sites proliferate along the periphery of the body. A delta is formed.