Sentence examples for problem of silting from inspiring English sources

In 1800, however, the diversion of the small River Freshney into a dock north of the town solved the problem of silting, and Grimsby became a fishing port.

Then there is the problem of silt.

There were also problems caused by silting around the entrance to the Mersey and by the changing channels of the river itself.

Such projects have not always met with popular approval due to a mix of issues such as prohibitive capital costs and environmental problems from estuarine silting and flooding of upstream ecosystems.

A perennial problem with the river was that the tides deposited large quantities of silt in the channel, and during the summer months the flow of the river was insufficient to scour the silt away.

As a result, even if China's current water conservation efforts manage to achieve remarkable results, the huge problems of flooding, shortages, pollution and silt will still exist.

Accumulation of silt has narrowed many sewer channels.

* From: Sergeant Rocco Smith, Admiral of the Silt City Regional Marine Armada, Town of Silt City To: "Gifts for the Good Guys," c/o the Pentagon Thanks for the G.F.G.G. night airdrop.

Freed to flow more swiftly, streams began incising channels through the beds of silt.

Most of what they dug up under tons of silt were houses.

She wiped away the layer of silt on the side and peered at the contents.