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This change could only be accounted for on the supposition that the water had shallowed to a considerable extent, and that the vessel was, in fact, passing over some submarine Ben Nevis or Skiddaw.

From The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

No land was now in sight, yet the water had shallowed to six fathoms; it was therefore deemed prudent to come to an anchor.

From Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton by Barrow, John, Sir

This boundary river on the northern border of Texas was a terror to trail drovers, but on our reaching it, it had shallowed down, the flow of water following several small channels.

From The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days by Adams, Andy