silted

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of Silt

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After the harbour silted up, Bacharach fell into a slumber from which it only awoke in the course of the Rheinromantik. Source: Internet

Between 1677 and 1678, Sir John Moulton cut a new channel at "Vikings Creek" on the Horsey Levels to remove a large meander ; the old river bed soon silted up, providing convert of new land. Source: Internet

Of the two ports of Selinus, which are both now silted up, the West Port on the River Selinus-Modione was the main one. Source: Internet

Miletus and later Ephesus were situated at the sea end of the other great trade route across Anatolia; they competed for a time successfully with Smyrna; but after both cities' harbors silted up, Smyrna was without a rival. Source: Internet

The branch of the Meuse leading directly to the sea eventually silted up, (and now forms the Oude Maasje stream), but in 1904 the canalised Bergse Maas was dug to take over the functions of the silted-up branch. Source: Internet

The entrance to the harbour has silted up. Source: Internet

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