siltation
- a word derived from silt.
Example Sentences
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The fishing practices, including trawling and the use of gill and seine nets, were shown to cause physical pressures such as abrasion, smothering, siltation and total habitat loss.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024
You can also take this in different directions by either grilling the romaine, which is always a fun touch, or serving it in more of a wedge-type siltation.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023
Another bill requested by Gov. Jay Inslee, HB 1838, to address loss of tree cover along streams — which raises water temperatures and increases siltation that can smother salmon eggs — was dead on arrival.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022
In addition, extensive storm-water drainage was installed on the north side of the 16-acre estate to help with problems of erosion and siltation that have afflicted adjoining Dumbarton Oaks Park for decades.
From Washington Post • May 1, 2018
Disappearance of the species from the Wakarusa may have resulted from increased siltation and intermittency of flow.
From Fishes of the Wakarusa River in Kansas by Deacon, James E.
