Definition of suspended sediment

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suspended sediment

The term 'suspended sediment' as it applies to the area of water can be defined as 'very fine soil particles that remain in suspension in water for a considerable period of time without contact with the bottom. Such material remains in suspension due to the upward components of turbulence and currents and/or by suspension'.

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