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SILT BUILD-UP [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Civil Engineering
DEF

The deposition or accumulation of silt that is suspended throughout a body of standing water or in some considerable portion of it; especially the choking, filling, or covering with stream-deposited silt behind a dam or other place of retarded flow, or in a reservoir.

Key term(s)
  • build up of silt
  • silt build up
  • silt build-up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Génie civil
DEF

Dépôt de boue, de limon ou de sable au fond d'un réservoir ou d'un bassin, réduisant la capacité de ce dernier.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «atterrissement» (voir fiche).

Spanish

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