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That there would always be plenty of water in this riverbed.
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David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Clustered modular residences, large circular windows and curving rooflines rise above a dry riverbed.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
The creature waited out the harsh climate of the Late Triassic by burrowing deep into moist riverbeds to avoid drying out between monsoon seasons in a process known as seasonal estivation.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Some problems include too much road salt and bacteria as well as unsuitable habitat for freshwater invertebrates that should be living on the riverbed.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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David Plazas, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Clustered modular residences, large circular windows and curving rooflines rise above a dry riverbed.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
The creature waited out the harsh climate of the Late Triassic by burrowing deep into moist riverbeds to avoid drying out between monsoon seasons in a process known as seasonal estivation.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Some problems include too much road salt and bacteria as well as unsuitable habitat for freshwater invertebrates that should be living on the riverbed.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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