riverineadjective
/ˈrɪv.ər.aɪn//ˈrɪv.ər.aɪn/specialistrelating to or found on a river or rivers, or the banks of a river:
Alaska's coastal and riverine villages are plagued by erosion.
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- These clinics now serve some 400 riverine villages, and 1,600 on the mainland.
- the director of UM's Center for Riverine Science and Stream Renaturalization
- The focus may switch to emergency relief from natural disasters, such as floods, cyclones and tsunamis in coastal and riverine regions of Asia.
- The erosion will have a detrimental effect on water quality and riverine life.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Watercourses & waterfalls
- arroyo
- barrage
- bayou
- beck
- billabong
- brook
- burn
- creek
- downriver
- Euphrates
- flume
- ghat
- headwater
- Mississippi
- rapids
- sluice
- spate
- upriver
- watercourse
- watershed
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Geography: banks & embankments