watercourse

Example Sentences

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Developers in areas like the Somerset Levels face extra costs to reduce the impact of new homes on watercourses.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The rubbish gets into the watercourses that criss-cross the capital and, from there, finds its way into the Congo River where it harms wildlife and pollutes the water.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

"This is going to affect all the watercourses around the area. So it's about time that we had a modern treatment works there and they stop this pollution."

From BBC • May 10, 2025

"Heavy rain will bring flash floods and flooding is occurring or expected to occur in watercourses," it said.

From Reuters • Sep. 14, 2023

Gazing out from that high place over a land of thicket, oaks and wide watercourses, I could see a smoke wisp from the woodland hall of Kirke.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer