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Getting to his wetland requires jumping railroad tracks and scaling down the steep side of the channel to the riverbed.
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
In the Amazon region cars now drive over riverbeds where boats once sailed, and families must walk long distances to fetch water.
—Anacláudia Rossbach, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The company, Amrize Nelson, wants to expand and shift operations into the Mississippi River — and mine the actual riverbed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
In the Amazon region cars now drive over riverbeds where boats once sailed, and families must walk long distances to fetch water.
—Anacláudia Rossbach, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
Historically, concrete production depended heavily on natural sand and gravel extracted from riverbeds, a practice that led to severe environmental degradation in some regions.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
The company, Amrize Nelson, wants to expand and shift operations into the Mississippi River — and mine the actual riverbed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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