desiltation
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
desiltation (countable and uncountable, plural desiltations)
- The process of removing silt from a body of water.
- 1993, Jose Veloso Abueva, Emerlinda R. Roman, Corazon C. Aquino: Early Assessments of Her Presidential Leadership:
- Aside from these, river channel desiltations, dredgings, restoration of dikes and the construction of bridges and classrooms were done.
- 2002, J.A. Llanos, J. Yague, F. Sanz de Ormijana, Dam Maintenance and Rehabilitation, →ISBN:
- This phenomenon necessitated changing mode of reservoir operation from normal to desiltation.
- 2008, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation in India - Volume 7, page 2:
- WHD provide significant benefits to the local communities, they have never been organised, motivated and persuaded to carry out repairs and desiltation of reservoirs at their own level.
- 2013, Nick Middleton, The Global Casino, →ISBN:
- A wide range of techniques is available for reservoir desiltation, the cost of which needs to be budgeted for.
Translations[edit]
process of removing silt
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