silt

His careful movements through the delicate layer of silt and algae at the lake’s bottom ensured a clear view.

Silt will be removed from the lake and a new boardwalk installed.

Five years later, rains cleaned out the silt.

Domestic items were deposited into the river silt after the settlement caught fire, where they remained until they were excavated eight years ago.

Typically this happens in places where the ground is made of loose sand or silt and filled with groundwater — such as near rivers, like the one a few hundred feet from Men’s Central.