300 million tons of sediment each year
It is sediment transported by a river that becomes too heavy to be in suspension and thus sinks
it is bad for them
Due to the sediment within the river. this sediment causes the river to appear orange/reddish
sediment load
Sediment
an older river deposits more sediment.
Yes, when the flow of a river slows the sediment is deposited.
sediment load
sediment load
The sediment carried by the river is filling up the delta.
The smaller the load a river has the more sediment it can carry is false. When the river has more energy, it is able to carry a larger load, therefore more sediment.