In 2000, a consortium led by Imperial Oil Ltd. undertook a study into the feasibility of building a gas pipeline from the MacKenzie Delta to markets in southern Canada and the United States.
The river for building the delta was characterised by low velocity, high discharge, high concentration of fine clay and sand, and associated with reef (shoal) in delta front.
该三角洲沉积的特征是入海河流流速低而流量大，泥沙含量高而粒级细小，在三角洲前缘伴生有生物礁(滩)。
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A 2010 study commissioned by the Mekong River commission warned against the building of 11 DAMS in Laos and Cambodia because they would trap valuable sediment and stop it from reaching the delta.
湄公河委员会(Mekong River Commission)于2010年委托进行的一项研究曾警告，老挝和柬埔寨不应修建计划中的11座大坝，因为它们会拦截珍贵的淤泥，使之无法抵达三角洲地区。