Sentence examples for estuary about from inspiring English sources

River Clyde, Scotland's most famous and important river (and firth, or estuary), about 106 miles (170 km) in length, discharging to the Atlantic on the western coast.

It lies along the Göta River estuary, about 5 miles (8 km) above that river's mouth in the Kattegat.

It lies at the head of the River Deben estuary, about 10 miles (16 km) from the North Sea.

The city lies on the north bank of the Tagus River estuary, about 8 miles (13 km) from the river's entrance into the Atlantic Ocean.

It lies on the north bank of the Taw estuary, about 10 miles (16 km) from the Bristol Channel, and is the administrative centre of the district.

It lies near the head of the River Teign estuary, about 5 miles (8 km) from the English Channel, and is the administrative centre for the district.

It is situated east of the Isle of Sheppey on the River Thames estuary shore, about 4 miles (6 km) west of Herne Bay.

It is located on the River Exe, just above the head of the river's estuary and about 10 miles (16 km) from the estuary's entry into the English Channel.

The barrier is normally open, allowing salt water to enter the estuary and about three-fourths of the tidal movement to be maintained, limiting damage to the natural environment in the Eastern Schelde.

It stands on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast at a point approximately 19 miles (31 km) north of the Dniester River estuary and about 275 miles (443 km) south of Kiev.

(When was the last time you heard the expression "dressed to the nines"?) Less forgivable are Kadare's overwrought glissandos on Suzana's nether regions, which he compares to the Arc de Triomphe, a monster growling in the bushes and Albania under Communist rule — "a parched, desiccated estuary dotted about with puny blades of yellowing desert grass," in case you were wondering.