gravel bottom

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gravel
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræv.əl/us
/ˈɡræv.əl/
small, rounded stones, often mixed ...
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bottom
noun
uk
/ˈbɒt.əm/us
/ˈbɑː.t̬əm/
the lowest part ...
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(Definition ofgravelandbottomfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a demersal fish that lives on sand and gravel bottoms at depths of up to 575 m, though it is most commonly found between 0and183 m.
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It is a typical inhabitant of black or clear waters, usually in forest streams with moderate to swift current flow over firm sand or gravel bottoms.
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Large stretches of the river flow shallow over agravelbottom.
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It lives on the bottom, often in areas with swift current and sand orgravelbottom.
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The river has agravelbottomthroughout its length.
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It usually spawns at night in the shallow waters of river beds andgravelbottomflats.
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The river'sgravelbottomand braided channels are ideal for the many king salmon that spawn in its waters, but they limit navigation to small skiff.
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They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants.
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The habitat of the sturgeon chub is murky river bottoms in fast-flowing streams with gravel bottoms.
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It lives in crevices on rocky or gravel bottoms, and is only rarely encountered.
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The fish are most common in slow to moderate water currents, over fine gravel bottoms.
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It prefers streams with gravel bottoms, especially those with finer gravel, for spawning.
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Adults are found in clear brooks with fast flowing water and either sand or gravel bottoms.
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Cutthroat trout usually inhabit and spawn in small to moderately large, clear, well-oxygenated, shallow rivers with gravel bottoms.
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These are artificial streams, usually parallel to an existing stream with concrete or rip-rap sides and gravel bottoms.
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Newly hatched tadpoles show a preference for living in shallow water on fine gravel bottoms.
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It swims close to the sand or gravel bottoms.
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