The accumulation of sediments transported by water, the deposition of finely divided soil and rock particles on the bottom of stream and river beds and lakes and reservoirs
fine particles of sand, mud and other things picked up by water and deposited to form sediment
The process by which silt or mud is deposited in a reservoir, lake, seabed, river, or overflow area The deposition or accumulation of silt
the deposition of soil particles moved by the river caused by an obstruction to the river's flow or lower flow velocity
at low velocities water will deposit the material being carried in suspension The slower the velocity the finer the material deposited
Soil particles having diameters between 0 004 and 0 062 mm (millimeters) Sometimes they may be too small to be trapped by the circulation system In those cases, a clarifier or an alum product may be needed
1 Particles between 0 05 and 0 002 mm diameter, or a soil textural class 2 Mineral particles that range in diameter from 0 02 to 0 002 mm in the International System, or 0 05 to 0 002 mm in the USDA system
– Soil inorganic particles in the 0 002-0 02 mm size range, smaller than sand but larger than clay Silt, which washes off the land into a body of water, can settle out of the water and smother benthic organisms such as oysters
As a soil separate, individual mineral particles that range in diameter from the upper limit of clay (0 002 millimeter) to the lower limit of very fine sand (0 05 millimeter) As a soil textural class, soil that is 80 percent or more silt and less than 12 percent clay
As a soil separate, individual mineral particles that range in diameter from the upper limit of clay (0 002 millimeter) to the lower limit of very fine sand (0 05 millimeter) As a soil textural class, soil that is 80 percent or more silt and less than 12 percent clay
Silt falls between sand and clay on a scale of particle size at about 002 to 05 mm across Silt is fragments of minerals and rock and is thus an inorganic component of soil
Silt is fine sand, soil, or mud which is carried along by a river. The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation. sand, mud, soil etc that is carried in water and then settles at a bend in a river, an entrance to a port etc (Probably from a language). silt up if something silts up or is silted up, it becomes filled with silt. Sediment particles
Fragments of rock or organic matter sediment most of the individual particles of which are between 1/16 and 1/256 millimeters (0 05 and 0 002 millimeters) in diameter A soil texture type consisting of 80 percent or more of silt particles and less than 12 percent clay particles
00016-0.0024 in. (0.004-0.06 mm) in diameter, regardless of mineral type. Silt is easily transported by moving currents but settles in still water. An unconsolidated aggregate of silt particles is also called silt, whereas a consolidated aggregate is called siltstone. Silt deposits formed by wind are known as loess. Sediments are seldom composed entirely of silt but rather are a mixture of clay, silt, and sand. Clay-rich silt, upon consolidation, frequently develops parting along bedding surfaces and is then called shale. If parting does not develop, the massive rock is called mudstone