It is a very valid approach to use the flood with high sand controlling sand and silting land for reducing the Yellow River bed silted and controlling desert and developing farmland.

利用高含沙洪水淤地、治沙，是减少黄河河床淤积、治理沙漠、开发农田十分有效的途径。

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The flood scoured away mud and sand.

洪水冲走了泥沙。

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After the auction of sand excavation right, new requirement is made to sand excavation, flood control and safety management.

采砂权拍卖后对河道采砂管理及防洪安全保护提出了新的要求。

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The Environment Agency is taking separate action to protect sand dune flood defences which are being eroded by the wind.

BBC: Laughton Road near Gainsborough

Planned tasks for the shovel brigade include reinforcing the spring and diverting its flow by using boulders, sand, downed trees and other flood debris.

CNN: Spotted owl could be game-changer in Tombstone water war

Flood-tide delta: accretionary deposit of sand found on the bay or river side of an inlet and usually formed by tidal currents.

UNESCO: L O S S A R Y