inland waters
Example Sentences
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Managed environments such as paddy rice fields and inland waters also contributed significantly.
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
These dams are no stranger to deaths - 55 people die in inland waters across Wales every year and the local fire station has a boat for this reason.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
“Without containment, golden mussels are likely to spread to other freshwater bodies in California, and to other ports and inland waters of North America, and abroad.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2024
The decision could have ripple effects around the world as nations work toward fulfilling a broader global commitment to safeguard 30 percent of the entire planet’s land, inland waters and seas.
From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024
In the mid-seventies this steamer was supplanted by the staunch steam car-ferry, William Armstrong, whose whistle was reputed to be the loudest and the most awful thing ever heard on inland waters anywhere.
From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Hungerford, Edward
