watercourse

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The company was ordered to pay more than £900,000 last month after polluting a watercourse with millions of litres of chlorinated water, causing the death of hundreds of fish.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

According to the Environment Agency, electric bikes pose a pollution risk because the batteries contain substances that can enter a watercourse if they remain submerged in water.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

Some advocates have suggested restoring Mexico City’s last remaining natural watercourse, the Magdalena River, but that would have to contend with pollution along the river’s entire length from its source west of the capital.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

The no-nonsense explorer said this with a matter-of-fact confidence, and it took a moment to realize which watercourse he was referencing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

The road was more like a watercourse than a highway.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman