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streambed
(redirected from stream channel)

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stream·bed  (strmbd)
n.
The channel through which a natural stream of water runs or used to run.
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Noun1.streambed - a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a streamstreambed - a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream
bed, bottom - a depression forming the ground under a body of water; "he searched for treasure on the ocean bed"
dry wash, wash - the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)


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After the concrete is poured and later dries, we cover it with rocks to make the stream channel appear natural.
The company has agreed to put together an approved restoration plan that will include removal of materials in the wetlands and adjacent stream channel, installation of a fence to deter future encroachment to the wetlands, and monitoring of vegetative regeneration within the affected areas, according to the DEP.
A small boat with or without a little motor can get you up into shallow coves and stream channels that people can''t get to by foot(because of mud).
 
 
 
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