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Its surface is stamped with ocean and sea basins and etched with ancient riverbeds, deltas, and alluvial fans.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The impressions stayed covered until 1908 when a massive flood roared down the Paluxy River and scraped the riverbed.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
The waterway would deepen the Pripyat riverbed, straighten its course and create dykes and dams.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
—Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
The impressions stayed covered until 1908 when a massive flood roared down the Paluxy River and scraped the riverbed.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
The waterway would deepen the Pripyat riverbed, straighten its course and create dykes and dams.
—Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025
One of his images features a mostly dry riverbed, its sand mysteriously streaked.
—Alex Cuadros, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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