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So 19 members of Syston Community Flood Group donned their wellies in the middle of summer and took to Syston Brook to clear an estimated "two or three tonnes" of silt.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

However, significant damage has been caused to the highway, with mud, silt, debris and other obstructions continuing to block access, and also ongoing safety concerns relating to both the road and the surrounding embankments.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The Hansen Dam Aquatic Center pool was constructed in 1999 in a $15-million project to replace a previous pool in the area that was filled with silt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Removing silt from these spots would increase the overall flow rate through the delta, allowing even more water retention in reservoirs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

The entire back wall of the building collapsed, sending a cloud of silt and algae through the chamber.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Premier Marinas, which owns Brighton Marina, has said dredging, which involves removing natural silts that settle in the marina basin, is needed to ensure safe navigation for boats.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

The silts and sand are a "valuable local resource" that contractors and local governments use as fill material in residential and industrial projects, the Army Corps said.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 17, 2019

About 70% of the hull has survived, well-preserved in the Nile silts.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2019

Scientists warn that any efforts to repair Wular will be futile unless the plan also deals with areas far upstream, where lake-clogging soil and silts are still being loosed from newly deforested lands.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2016

But Hess’s readings showed that the ocean floor offered anything but the gooey smoothness of ancient silts.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The system is also 70% silted or clogged after over a century of use, Mr Bonoan told news outlet ABS-CBN News.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

Pocahontas is more of a peninsula than an island, thanks to a channel of the Appomattox River that silted up more than 100 years ago.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2023

But never have the lakes been silted as they are today,” says Simiyu.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2020

“All this was silted up, and you couldn’t see anywhere,” said Mr. Blonsky, pointing to the refurbished shoreline with the pride of a general contractor.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2017

Samir and I ran as the silted ground of the hill country tightened into rocky foothills leaning against us.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

The silting of the lake and tree growth had threatened the site - but it was restored after £700,000 was raised.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2021

Geographers had already noticed that rivers tend to avulse at the foot of mountains, where slopes change dramatically and sediment settles out, silting up the bed.

From Science Magazine ● May 13, 2021

Thanks to silting and reclamation in the tidal Liffey, Usher’s Island itself has for centuries been joined to the mainland.

From New York Times ● May 11, 2021

The Chesapeake has struggled for decades from overfishing, silting and pollution, especially from runoff from urban areas and farms.

From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2014

Yes, everything was once water, but the Earth formed out of the oceans by a natural process—similar, he thought, to the silting he had observed at the delta of the Nile.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan