Silt falling out of the Sangamon River upstream found the entrance to the town’s marina 20 years ago, and then kept coming, eventually creating an island.

Thanks to unseasonably low water levels, islands of silt, rock and sand — and even an abandoned car — have emerged in the Fox River near East and West Dundee and Carpentersville.

Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELD -- An island of silt and vegetation obstructs a canal in the River Oaks subdivision near Slidell Wednesday, April 29, 2015.

When a household in Hiddingh was installing a borehole a few weeks ago, the employed construction company accidentally let the waste flow to a nearby part of the Liesbeek River. This reportedly raised ...

Whenever it rains, which is often these days, the headwaters of Middle River transform into a screaming bright red-orange glow.Nature at work? Yes, but some Baltimore County residents point to ...

When 57-year-old Silt resident Jeff Zelenka found an Olympus 100 camera in the Colorado River, he had very little hope of finding its owners. He had even less hope that the camera’s SD card, which it ...

WHAT: Sediment diversion is a process in which a channel is built to let river water -- and the silt and sand that is suspended in the water -- flow into a nearby estuary, bay or other body of ...

Sediment Causes Discoloration In Susquehanna River October 28, 2016 / 10:24 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (WJZ) -- A strange sight along the Susquehanna River.