river mouth
Americannoun
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river mouths
plural
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Beaches near the river mouth and the sewage treatment plant outfall have regularly been closed because of high levels of bacteria in the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
During the summer rainy seasons, rainfall filtering into the river picks up nutrients, organic material and sediments, which are then carried to the river mouth and discharged into the ocean, washing over the coral colony.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
“The guy did it, and boom! The river mouth started flowing again,” Mr. Seiferlein said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Restoring the river mouth is the last piece to the equation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
Fishing with Kapugen was murky-tan in her memory, for they would wade out into the river mouth where the stone weirs were built and drive the fish into nets between the walls.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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