dry riverbed
Empty stream course
A dry riverbed is the channel of a river that no longer carries water, either seasonally or permanently.
The exposed floor often shows rocks, sand, and sediment that accumulated when water flowed.
In arid regions, dry riverbeds may fill suddenly during flash floods: We camped in the dry riverbed, not realizing the danger.
- arroyoSeasonal desert watercourse
- wadiIntermittent desert watercourse
- gulchSteep narrow ravine
- washClean using liquid
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
parched · cracked · cracked earth · dusty · stones · sand · drought · dust bowl · channel · gully · thirst · desert · bone-dry · bone dry · sediment · floodplain · canyon · pebbles
- Marsred planet, Mars surface, Martian soil, Martian atmosphere, Olympus Mons
- African Safarielephant, elephants, lions, zebras, zebra
- arid landscapesdesert, badlands, sand dunes, dunes, salt flat
- Droughtwater shortage, dry spell, dry spells, no rain, low rainfall
- Western Landscapesmesa, butte, canyon, arroyo, sagebrush
- Outbackoutback, station, red sand, cattle station, dust storm
water presence
dry riverbedrunning water
Plumbed household flow
flash flood · watercourse · babbling brook · waterfall · river delta
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