silt

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• Over time, as the lake’s edge expanded and contracted with shifts in climate, it left behind distinct layers of clay, silt, and sand.

• They know that the artificial lifelines from Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which have existed for just a geological blink of an eye, are filling with silt and approaching dead pool.

• Cool or warm water is best, and a washing machine is better than hand washing, as you’ll want to make sure any dirt and silt is removed—that debris can cause abrasions to the fabric and speed up deterioration.

• At Oaklawn, deep soil is yellowish brown, with a crumbly texture like silt, When mixed with gray topsoil, it gets darker and starts to feel more like compact clay over time.

• The quality of water eventually becomes a concern, as reservoirs drop and salt and silt become more concentrated.

• The subdead were coming, walking out of the silt formed fog.

• The only question is whether the oil will escape through fractures in the well's steel casing into the surrounding silt and rock.

• The less its rate of fall and the greater the amount of silt it obtains from its tributaries, the more winding its course becomes.

• The floor of the valley was silt, sand and gravel—they would find nothing there.

• Its very rich silt gives the lands on its banks the green charm of rich crops and pleasant trees.

• The sandy bed then becomes full from bank to bank, and the laden waters spill over into the cultivated lowlands beyond.