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The river height marker was left completely dry at a ford on the River Redlake in Bucknell, Shropshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

A search of the River Aln revealed his car, which was unoccupied, had been swept downstream from the ford at Abberwick "as a result of storm water", Mr Hetherington said.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025

For decades, cars have been splashing through a notorious ford to the delight of onlookers, making it both a tourist attraction and social media sensation.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024

But apart from the loss of an unlikely tourist attraction, are there downsides to closing the ford permanently?

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024

North of the compound, the brook was in full spate, choked with leaves and bits of wood, but the scouts had found where the ford lay and the column was able to splash across.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

The reroute required building a small bridge and establishing new creek fords.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

“The planned route is at least 135 miles long, and depending on the?deviations, avoiding avalanche risks, finding safe river fords, and?wandering in the trees, it could be as much as 150 miles,” Williams said.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 22, 2016

You have to ford numerous rivers, and the Shoshones, Pawnees and Sioux, were extremely adept at helping the pioneers make these fords.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 12, 2015

Painted in garish colours, Wayne fords a river in a stagecoach pulled by a team of wild-eyed horses.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2013

Lord Tywin had tried to force a crossing at a dozen different fords, her brother wrote, but every thrust had been thrown back.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

He has picked his way across roads and railways, forded local streams and swum across the River Danube.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

Akil continues down the road that Blume's 1975 novel forded, accurately capturing adolescence's hidden longing and confusion.

From Salon ● May 21, 2025

Klemperer and his colleagues, including collaborators in China, traversed dirt roads and forded streams to collect samples from some 200 natural springs across nearly 1000 kilometers of southern Tibet.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 9, 2024

Over the May holiday celebrating Montenegro’s 12-year independence, we hiked lightly traveled but well-signed paths, forded streams, crossed under waterfalls and picnicked on lakeside boulders in fragrant pine groves.

From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2018

He probably understood that if he was patient and waited, the river would eventually drop to a level where it could be safely forded.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Scotty Jalbert, emergency services manager for San Luis Obispo County, said river crossings can be deceiving and people can run into trouble after successfully fording them several times.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023

They explored the property, hiking its trails, fording the stream that ran through it.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2022

Jeep says the Grand Cherokee 4xe is capable of water fording up to 24 inches.

From The Verge ● Sep. 29, 2021

Sam will topple over in the middle of fording a river if his fast-draining stamina gauge runs out.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020

We trudged on, through fields and forests, fording streams where we had to, following Peter, following his compass.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo