Back حمولة عالقة Arabic بار معلق Persian Suspensiokulkeuma Finnish Charge en suspension French 懸濁運搬物質 Japanese Жүзбе тасындылар Kazakh 부유사 Korean Взвешенные наносы Russian Plavenina Slovak Asılı yük Turkish
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The suspended load of a flow of fluid, such as a river, is the portion of its sediment uplifted by the fluid's flow in the process of sediment transportation. It is kept suspended by the fluid's turbulence. The suspended load generally consists of smaller particles, like clay, silt, and fine sands.