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Melon gravel are a geological deposit of mostly basalt boulders that were formed by the Lake Bonneville flood and deposited along the Snake River Plain in the United States around 15,000 years ago. Melon gravel range in size from course sand to well over 15 feet in diameter, and generally appear rounded. Melon gravel were formed by the intense erosion of the Bonneville Flood of the surrounding basalt flows of the area, which eroded the pieces of basalt into their rounded shape. This process also created several bars of melon gravel that, at their largest, can be 1-mile (1.6 km) long, 1.5-miles (2.41 km) wide, and 150 feet (45.72m) deep.

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  • Melon gravel are a geological deposit of mostly basalt boulders that were formed by the Lake Bonneville flood and deposited along the Snake River Plain in the United States around 15,000 years ago. Melon gravel range in size from course sand to well over 15 feet in diameter, and generally appear rounded. Melon gravel were formed by the intense erosion of the Bonneville Flood of the surrounding basalt flows of the area, which eroded the pieces of basalt into their rounded shape. This process also created several bars of melon gravel that, at their largest, can be 1-mile (1.6 km) long, 1.5-miles (2.41 km) wide, and 150 feet (45.72m) deep. (en)
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  • Melon gravel are a geological deposit of mostly basalt boulders that were formed by the Lake Bonneville flood and deposited along the Snake River Plain in the United States around 15,000 years ago. Melon gravel range in size from course sand to well over 15 feet in diameter, and generally appear rounded. Melon gravel were formed by the intense erosion of the Bonneville Flood of the surrounding basalt flows of the area, which eroded the pieces of basalt into their rounded shape. This process also created several bars of melon gravel that, at their largest, can be 1-mile (1.6 km) long, 1.5-miles (2.41 km) wide, and 150 feet (45.72m) deep. Melon gravel are considered to be "the most easily recognized evidence of the catastrophic magnitude of the [Bonneville] flood". Melon gravel was named after road signs were put up advertising "petrified watermelons", with one sign urging people to "Take one home to your mother-in-law!" (en)
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