During the 1820s the river began to empty primarily into San Diego Bay, causing worries that the harbor might silt up.
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The coast, however, had a tendency to silt up and after a few years the construction work had to be suspended.
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Generally, it appears that the ditches were permitted to silt up, even while the camps were in use, and then re-excavated episodically.
34.
In the late 18th century, the Linth river began to silt up, and swamps and marshes formed along the river near Bilten.
35.
The city, formerly commanding the delta of the Persia, after which Thatta fell into neglect as the Indus river started to silt up.
36.
The khals gradually silt up, but where diluvion goes on, new khals come into existence and the old ones become wider and wider.
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By 1904 the harbour was beginning to silt up and boats were having to wait for the tide to be able to enter harbour.
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It has been argued that as a consequence, rivers silt up and have reduced capacity to carry flooding waters when rainfall is heavier than average.
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We logged them from mouth to source, removing shade, shelter, nutrients and insect habitat, letting the barren banks erode and silt up spawning gravel beds.
40.
By the 17th century, however, the lake had begun to silt up to the point that it could have been possible to cross on foot.
