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Aggradation

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000737

1. The accumulation of sediment, usually implying an increase in deposit thickness.

2. The raising of the bed of a watercourse by the deposition of sediment.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000737
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesWatershed Protection Glossary; Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000737",
  "term": "Aggradation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The accumulation of sediment, usually implying an increase in deposit thickness.\n\n2. The raising of the bed of a watercourse by the deposition of sediment.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Watershed Protection Glossary",
    "Sediment Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aggradation/"
}

Record 737 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.