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Silt, eroded material, is small enough to be carried by water sources. Typically, a rain storm increases the amount of water flowing across a landscape and saturates the soil; the groundwater flows across the land and into bodies of water such as rivers.

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What happens when a river leaves silt on the land?

It leaves silt that builds up the land around the river banks.


What is a build up of sediments at the end of the river?

Silt becomes built up at the mouth of rivers as it is deposited into larger bodies of water. Silt is composed of mineral rich soil which is excellent for crops.


What is silt built up at a river's mouth?

Silt is dirt, rocks, and other debris that get eroded off of the bank of a river and build up at the mouth, it becomes a "delta" when it builds up at the river mouth. See: http:////en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_delta


What is a Silt built up at a river's mouth?

Silt is dirt, rocks, and other debris that get eroded off of the bank of a river and build up at the mouth, it becomes a "delta" when it builds up at the river mouth. See: http:////en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_delta


What builds up in the Huang he river causing the constant threat of flooding?

Silt


Why does the Amazon River look brown from high up?

Brown silt in the river. Before the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam, the Colorado looked red-brown because of red-brown silt in the river. Now the water is clear because the Glen Canyon Dam traps the silt.


What is dirt clogging up the mouth of a river called?

Silt is dirt or mud that may clog the mouth of a river.


What geologic process is responsible for building Up a River Delta?

The deposit of water born silt at the river's mouth.


What is a sentence using silt?

I've been shovelling silt for 3 hours, dear. The silt has come up over the wall, sir.


How is silt and clay carried by a river?

It is carried in solution so you can't see it but it is there and the water has a greater frce than griavity does on the silt/clay so that is how it stays up.


How did yellow river get its name?

The yellow river is called the yellow river


Land formed at mouth of river by silt?

This land is called a delta and it is formed by the deposition of sediment carried by the river. The sediment, which includes silt and sand, is deposited when the river water slows down as it enters a larger body of water, causing the sediment to settle out and build up over time. Deltas are typically fertile areas due to the rich soil deposited by the river.