arroyo
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Shortly after some removals, arroyo chub, another native fish, started moving upstream, Jacobson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
“Flash, urban, and arroyo flooding is possible with the potential for significant impacts.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
"The water was so strong it pushed him into the arroyo," said Zamora, using the term for an usually dry riverbed that runs during heavy rain.
From Reuters • Aug. 8, 2022
Boris, 29, ran across the muddy arroyo of the Rio Grande on Dec. 3 from Ciudad Juárez to El Paso.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2021
In dried up ponds and in the dry arroyo sands, even as the rain was still falling, they came popping up through the ground, with wet sand still on their backs.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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