Channel and groundwaters rise: erosive modification of floodplain edges (bank erosion)
Inundation of the floodplain: erosion and redeposition of older sediments; accretion of bars and levees
Adjustments of the overbank flow pattern to floodplain environment (morphology, vegetation, etc); transport dominant, but accretion occurs across floodplain
Flood peak: erosion declining, widespread transport
Initial fall of floodwaters: changes in overbank flow pattern; reduction in erosion and transport; peak deposition
Gradual cessation of floodwaters; transport ceases; final deposition and erosive modification of new deposits
Loss of stagnant water from depressions Postflood subaerial transformation of floodplain