river valley
collocation in Englishmeaningsofriverandvalley
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river
noun[C]
uk/ˈrɪv.ər/us/ˈrɪv.ɚ/
a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or ...
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valley
noun[C]
uk/ˈvæl.i/us/ˈvæl.i/
an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running ...
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(Definition ofriverandvalleyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofriver valley
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Therivervalleyhas several broad, flat reaches suitable for farming.
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Therivervalleyterrace surface deposits are typically 2-10 m thick muddy successions with sandy intercalations, which are only partly affected by present-day channel processes.
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As such, therivervalleyand surrounding area was an important zone of interaction between settlers and indigenous hunting and herding populations in the eighteenth century.
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In general, the agriculture typical of therivervalleyplains does not rely heavily on animal husbandry.
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A number of nearly perpendicular but discontinuous fault planes can be observed in the basalts along therivervalley.
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The monument is placed at the northern edge of the park at its highest point, overlooking the railway line, therivervalleyand the town beyond.
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His exceptionally grandiose scheme spanned arivervalleywith faculty buildings and set student accommodation in tower blocks to either side.
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Therivervalleyconsists of porous alluvium that constitutes a huge aquifer that is recharged mostly from the river while providing late season flow back into the river.
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The area consists of one side of a typical glacialrivervalley.
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I have always felt that people who live in a particularrivervalleyshould have rights in regard to taking fish out of a river.
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The aim is also to create a widerrivervalleywhich will offer a rich variety of habitats for nature to recolonise, and a recreational asset for generations to enjoy.
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What is proposed here is to set up four authorities of comparable size covering virtually the samerivervalleyarea, with a closely knit economy.
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Everybody who has lived in a largerivervalleywill know that the prevention of flooding and pollution has been impossible for some time.
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There are proposals for at least five schemes to transfer water from onerivervalleyto another.
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This route went too near the approach to an aerodrome and involved some difficult construction in therivervalley.
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The problem is that the existing route—the other side of therivervalley—also has significant and severe environmental impacts.
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There is arivervalleywith the most fruitful soil, with wonderful sunshine and growing capacity, and yet you find there derelict farms.
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The guidebook explained that at the end of a walk down arivervalleyyou would meet the car that had meanwhile gone round.
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The fertilerivervalleyprovides large quantities of wheat, and also has many mineral riches.
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There are several well maintained walks that follow scenic sections of therivervalley.
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