silting
Channel gradually filling
Silting is the gradual accumulation of silt—fine sediment carried by water—in rivers, harbors, or reservoirs.
The process clogs waterways and reduces depth over time: The harbor was silting up and becoming unusable.
Dredging is the usual remedy for silting.
Water-deposited loose sediment
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- mudWet soil mixture
- sandFine rock particles
- loessWind-deposited silt layer
fine particles · turbidity · sediment · organic matter · detritus · eroded soil · glacial flour · volcanic ash
Particles settling in liquid
- siltationAccumulation of fine waterborne particles
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- infillingCompleting gaps or spaces
settling · clogging · buildup · dredging · flushing · maintenance · clearance · monitoring
Safe anchorage for ships
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- canalDug water passage
- channelPassage for transmission
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
delta · floodplain · riverbed · streambed · waterway · port · marina · lock
Gradual wearing away
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- runoffExcess water drainage
- overgrazingExcessive pasture consumption
construction · mining · land clearing · urbanization · bank erosion · stormwater · flooding
Something blocking the way
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- shallowingDecreasing in depth
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
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Water-deposited loose sediment
loess · fine particles · turbidity · sediment · organic matter · detritus · eroded soil · glacial flour · volcanic ash
sedimentation
Particles settling in liquid
- siltationAccumulation of fine waterborne particles
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- accumulationCollected mass over time
infilling · settling · clogging · buildup · dredging · flushing · maintenance · clearance · monitoring · measurement
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
estuary · delta · floodplain · riverbed · streambed · waterway · port · marina · lock · dam
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- runoffExcess water drainage
overgrazing · construction · mining · land clearing · urbanization · bank erosion · stormwater · flooding
obstruction
Something blocking the way
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- shallowingDecreasing in depth
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- land changeslandslides, earthquake, erosion, landslide, earthquakes
- sedimentationsedimentation, settling, deposition, saltation, entrainment
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- riversMississippi, Amazon, river, rivers, Nile
- river hazardsflooding, rapids, whirlpool, rocks, current
- water processesevaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration, percolation
siltingerosion
Gradual wearing away
scouring · dredging · washing away · downcutting · degradation
siltingdredging
Extracting underwater sediment
desilting · deepening · excavating · unblocking · clearing
- silting upGradual blockage by deposits