On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 9:00 PM, Steve Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > I was shocked to see the silt depth revealed when the Caldon breached > last week. The soil round there is very sandy so the difference in > colour between this and silt is quite apparent in photos, for example > http://www.cuct.org.uk/news/091112_caldon_breach.shtml > > Steve > NB Bream
I think some of that depth will be puddling clay, especially since, as you say, the ground around there is very sandy. Not to say that many canals, especially away from the main navigational channel, are a shadow of their former selves. Cheers, Mike -- Michael Askin http://shoestring_DOT_zapto_DOT_org/
