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Around 4,000 years ago, the Nile abruptly shifted and there was rapid floodplain aggradation, where the river began depositing large amounts of sediment, building up the valley floor.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

The desert country toward the mouth is largely a sandy or gravelly aggradation plain of the river.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various

Long continued glacial drainage usually results in a large measure of aggradation.

From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Atwood, Wallace W.