One of the most effective techniques for removing the deposited sediments from reservoirs is

pressure flushing which has less local effects. It is often used as a clearing process to remove sediments around

the entrance of intakes...

Flushing time is a scientific concept in estuarine management, and it is used to represent

time scales required to remove a parcel of freshwater from an upstream to the sea. The flushing time

of the Ota diversion channel was calculated...