dredge-deposit shoal

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).
   Compare: dredged channel, shoal.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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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

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