streambed

Example Sentences

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Even when they had passed the mill and the great wooden wheel lying motionless in the millrace, its own channel on one side of the dry streambed, he had said nothing.

From Literature

I cross a streambed and am swarmed by mosquitos.

From Literature

Kinter and Roberts said the indentations are streambeds that their Patwin ancestors committed to memory for when they needed water.

From Los Angeles Times

Burrowed into streambeds and rarely moving for their decades-long lifespans, freshwater mussels are biomonitors, meaning they indicate how clean their environment is, according to Penn State researchers.

From Science Daily

Rusty red deposits in streambeds are distinctive signs of iron sulfide oxidation.

From Science Daily