watercourse
Example Sentences
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Some have even ditched fishing altogether because it is more profitable to sell the plastic waste they trawl out of the river, the world's second-most powerful watercourse after the Amazon.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
She argued it "would be better spent on upgrading water treatment plants beside watercourse in Wales".
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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
It said the discharges had a "negligible environmental impact on the receiving watercourse and was permitted by the Environmental Agency".
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
The road was more like a watercourse than a highway.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
