river bank
Water's land border
The river bank is the land along the edge of a river, where water meets shore.
It may be steep or gradual, muddy or grassy.
We had a picnic on the river bank.
The two-word spelling distinguishes this from the financial institution, though context usually makes the meaning clear.
- oxbowTight river curve
- streambankLand bordering a watercourse
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- sandy shoreGrainy coastal land strip
- reed bedsWetland grass habitat
muddy banks · wetland · picnic area · wading in · waterfront · watershed · slope · floodplain · meander · alluvial fan · margin · high water mark · streamflow · brink · confluence · levee · willows · driftwood
- Rio GrandeRio Grande, Rio Grande Valley, headwaters, Brownsville, Laredo
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, pond, desert
- river campingcanoe, paddle, tent, campfire, campsite
- river featurescurrent, tributary, flow, fork, currents
- boat toursboat tour, boat cruise, harbor tour, coastal cruise, sunset cruise
- sheltersshelter, tent, hut, igloo, burrow
center vs. periphery of waterway
river bankmidstream
Center of flowing water
midchannel · main channel · river channel · deep water · open water