Sentence examples for the siltation from inspiring English sources
noun
The (typically undesirable) increase in concentration and or of deposition of water-borne silt in a body of water.
It causes the siltation of the tributaries of the Ganges and siltation of other rivers.
Results also showed that the siltation life of the reservoir was >100 years according to the Wallingford method.
Khan et al. (2007) showed that the bigger the reservoir and catchment, the better is the siltation life.
Soil erosion often supplies high sediment loads to rivers, degrading water quality and contributing to the siltation of reservoirs and lowland river channels.
Unreasonable operation of the reservoir and incoming hyperconcentrated floods accompanied by retrogressive erosion also aggravate the siltation of the main channel of the river.
Our results suggest that uprooting of traditional vineyards is an important driver behind the siltation of the marsh in the Doñana National Park, which in turns involve socio-environmental costs in terms of loss of ecosystem services and cultural values.
The formula is applied to simulate the local morphology change resulting from the siltation-promoting works at the mouth of the Yangtze River estuary of China.
The results indicate that retrogressive erosion, especially caused by rapid reduction in the water level till the reservoir is empty, often results in the serious siltation of the lower Yellow River and threatens the safety of the flood control in the Lower Yellow River.
Wastewater from residential facilities close to Lake Amponsah, runoff from agricultural farmlands and effluent discharged from small-scale mining activities, in addition to issues of erosion, were probably some of the key factors that contributed to the rapid siltation of the Lake.
Population increase, leading to increased demand for agricultural land and water, is driving a positive feedback loop resulting in the accelerating siltation of the lake and lowering of water levels.
The eroded SOC was primarily sourced from sloping cropland, which contributed to 81.3% of the total SOC retained by the check dam, whereas the gully soils contributed to 18.7% during the entire siltation stage.
