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Translations for „silt up“ in the English » German Dictionary (Go to German » English)
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- Unfortunately, the coast had a tendency to silt up and after a few years, the construction work had to be suspended.en.wikipedia.org
- Dredged channels silt up, sluice mechanisms deteriorate with age, levees and dams may suffer seepage or catastrophic failure.en.wikipedia.org
- Disadvantages include problems caused by waves and tides, the tendency for excavations to silt up, and the washing away of spoil heaps.en.wikipedia.org
- Over time the lagoon is likely to silt up.en.wikipedia.org
- The bottom is covered with silt up to 5 m thick.en.wikipedia.org
- By the 17th century, however, the lake had begun to silt up and was shallow enough to the point that it could have been possible to cross on foot.en.wikipedia.org
- Up to the 19th century, the village was a port, but building the viaduct caused the estuary to silt up.en.wikipedia.org
- He invested in new jetties and fortresses but the estuary then began to silt up.en.wikipedia.org
- It is expected that the continuous input of sediment into the lake will silt up the lake.en.wikipedia.org
- It also accelerates soil erosion, causing downstream rivers to silt up and overflow their banks.en.wikipedia.org
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