Assertion: sediment | /r/CapableOf | deprive reaches of sediments
Facets:
value: to maintain channel form
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Dams interrupt the continuity of sediment transport through rivers systems, causing sediment to accumulate within the reservoir itself (impairing reservoir operation and decreasing storage) and depriving downstream reaches of sediments essential to maintain channel form and to support the riparian ecosystem.