kɹəvˈæssplˈeɪ dᵻpˈɑːzɪts fˈɔːɹm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ flˈʌdɪŋ ᵻvˈɛnts wɛn ɐ ɹˈɪvɚ kˈʌts ɐ lˈɛviː tə fˈɔːɹm ɐ smˈɔːlɚ tʃˈænəl ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə mˈeɪn tʃˈænəl.
Crevasse-splay deposits form during flooding events when a river cuts a levee to form a smaller channel away from the main channel.