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silting [′silt·iŋ]

(civil engineering)

The filling up or raising of the bed of a body of water by depositing silt.

(geology)

The deposition or accumulation of stream-deposited silt that is suspended in a body of standing water.

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No references found			The reports are being launched by the Still Waters, Bassenthwaite Lake Restoration Programme, which aims to cut the amount of silt reaching Bassenthwaite by half to return silting to the levels of 60 years ago. Woodland plan to protect lakes from too much silt by The Journal (Newcastle, England) And to avoid a build-up of problems in the future caused by silting there are plans to spend about pounds 15,000 annually on regular maintenance work. SHOULD BE GOOD FOR THE ROSES! by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) The programme is working with landowners to prevent silting up of the lake by reducing erosion caused by overgrazing. Bid to revive rare fish lake by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			Sills, Beverly silly Silly Putty silly walk Silo Siloah Siloam Siloam Springs State Park Siloe, Diego de Siloé, Diego de siloed application Silone Silone, Ignazio Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Siloti, Alexander Siloxane Silphidae Silsbee effect Silski Visti Silt silt discharge rating silt grade silt loam silt shale silt soil silting silting index siltite siltstone silttil Silumin Silurian Silurian Period Silurian System Period Siluridae Siluriformes Siluroidei Silute Silva Barunakovna Kaputikian Silva Kaputikian Silva, Antonio Jose da Silva, Antonio José da Silva, António José da Silva, José Asunción Silvanidae Silvanus Silvassa Silver silver acetate silver acetylide Silver Age			SILSOM SILSP silt silt silt silt Silt density index Silt density index Silt density index Silt density index silt discharge rating silt grade silt loam silt shale silt soil silt up silt up SILTAR siltation siltation siltations siltations SILTC silted silted SILTF siltier siltier siltiest siltiest silting silting index siltite silts silts silts siltstone siltstone Siltstones Siltstones silttil Siltussin SA silty silty Silty Gravels Silty Sand with Low Compressible Silty Fines Silty Sand with Some Clayey Sand Silu Silu SILUG Silumin Silundum Silure Silures Siluri Siluria Silurian Silurian Silurian era Silurian era Silurian period

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