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For the Kukama people, the riverbed is home to their ancestors—and in the face of oil spills, hydrodams, and dredging, Mari Luz Canaquiri Murayari has fought tirelessly to protect this waterway.
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Kyla Mandel, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Crews are making one of the first major steps in construction, driving steel piles more than 200 feet into the riverbed to support the bridge's structure.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
For instance, caddisfly larvae stabilize riverbeds, earthworms are essential for soil fertility, and burrowing animals enhance soil infiltration.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
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Kyla Mandel, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Gravel is a mixture of small natural rock fragments that are sourced from quarries or riverbeds.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Crews are making one of the first major steps in construction, driving steel piles more than 200 feet into the riverbed to support the bridge's structure.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
For instance, caddisfly larvae stabilize riverbeds, earthworms are essential for soil fertility, and burrowing animals enhance soil infiltration.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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