Back River

American  

noun

1. a river in central Nunavut, Canada, flowing NE to an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. 600 miles (965 km) long.

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Back River British  

noun

1. a river in N Canada, flowing northeast through Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)

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Back River

In a statement, the department said it plans to “connect with Essex Community leaders soon to discuss the status of the Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2022

She also hopes a riverkeeper will be designated for Back River.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2022

In March, after a fish kill in Back River, inspectors returned to the plant again and issued a report that Grumbles deemed evidence of the potential for “catastrophic failure” at the facility.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2022

The vertical spin tunnel lies along the Back River, said Kelemen, and “floods almost every time we have a rain event.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2017

Since its establishment in 1917, the laboratory’s operations had been concentrated on the campus of the Langley Field military base on the bank of Hampton’s Back River.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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