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Researchers were using high-resolution side-scan sonar to map a 2.5-mile stretch of the riverbed in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
In total, the researchers discovered more than 15,000 kilometers of these ancient riverbeds – some extending hundreds of kilometers in length.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
The boy’s body was found along a riverbed around 3:30 p.m., according to WTAE.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
Eric Eller likes to ride his dirt bikes through the canyons, dry riverbeds and rocky outcroppings of the Antelope Valley in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
In total, the researchers discovered more than 15,000 kilometers of these ancient riverbeds – some extending hundreds of kilometers in length.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
The boy’s body was found along a riverbed around 3:30 p.m., according to WTAE.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2025
Eric Eller likes to ride his dirt bikes through the canyons, dry riverbeds and rocky outcroppings of the Antelope Valley in the high desert north of Los Angeles.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
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“Riverbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riverbed. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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riverbed
noun
riv·er·bed
-ˌbed 
: the channel occupied or once occupied by a river
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