- dredge-deposit shoal
- A subaqueous area, substantially shallower than the surrounding area that resulted from the deposition of materials from dredging and dumping (modified from Demas 1998).SSS
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dredge-deposit shoal
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dredge spoil bank — A subaerial mound or ridge that permanently stands above the water composed of dredge spoils; randomly mixed sediments deposited during dredging and dumping. Compare: dredged channel, dredge deposit shoal, filled marshland. SW … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
dredged channel — A roughly linear, deep water area formed by a dredging operation for navigation purposes (after Wells et al., 1994; dredged hole). Compare: dredge deposit shoal. SSS … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
