river mouth
Americannoun
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river mouths
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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
SNH has collected specimens of stranded whales in the seashore and river mouth in Hokkaido.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
For decades, the river mouth had been dredged every fall by state or federal authorities, with a boat launch giving fishermen direct access to Platte Bay and its plentiful coho salmon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Hagen observed thousands of sockeye milling in the tidal waters near the river mouth, and many perished long before they could swim upstream to spawn.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
Across the river mouth, beneath four feet of concrete, an aide holds open the garrison commander’s jacket as the colonel swings one arm through one sleeve, then the other.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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