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• n  matter that has been deposited by some natural process
• v  deposit as a sediment
• v  settle as sediment

• The levees and jetties stopped sediment from feeding the deltas; the land sank, and coastal Louisiana shrank.
• Engineers cut the natural amount of sediment in the Mississippi River by 60-70%.
• His conclusion is based on cores of ocean sediment from the Caribbean.

• deposit

News & Articles

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• San Clemente Dam Removal Aided by Unique Topography
  A river in California will be permanently diverted to avoid the dilemna of disposing 90 years worth of sediment.
  July 3, 2013 - Engineering News-Record

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Bloomberg
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