canal

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A short walk along an irrigation canal leads to a weathered observation deck rising two stories above a patchwork of saturated flats where saltgrass, iodine bush and cattail take root.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It was created by a break in a canal carrying water from the Colorado River in the early 1900s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

For the last game of the season, a large group gathered by the canal to watch the game from outside the stadium as Partick won League One.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Root canal infections can allow bacteria to enter the bloodstream.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

She also had a little business baking cookies for restaurants in the French Quarter, the fancy neighborhood across the canal.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis