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Only a dry riverbed separated his Canyon Close Road neighborhood from the burning hillside.
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The latest started Monday night in a dry riverbed in an agricultural area of Oxnard, about 55 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and tore through tall brush before firefighters stopped its progress, the Ventura County Fire Department said.
—Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Firefighters quickly jumped on small fires that popped up, knocking down a blaze that broke out Monday night in a dry riverbed near an agricultural area northwest of LA.
— Lily Dallow, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The ancient amphibians burrowed into the riverbed, seemingly seeking moisture when the monsoons ended.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
The latest started Monday night in a dry riverbed in an agricultural area of Oxnard, about 55 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and tore through tall brush before firefighters stopped its progress, the Ventura County Fire Department said.
—Christopher Weber, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Firefighters quickly jumped on small fires that popped up, knocking down a blaze that broke out Monday night in a dry riverbed near an agricultural area northwest of LA.
— Lily Dallow, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
The ancient amphibians burrowed into the riverbed, seemingly seeking moisture when the monsoons ended.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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