Sentence examples for river rise from inspiring English sources

Residents and soldiers stood quietly as they watched the river rise.

"I've known the river rise six metres in one night," said Antho.

Here and there along the river rise the ruins of medieval strongholds, some of which have been restored.

Watching the river rise is like tracking the progress of the clock's short hand: it's all but imperceptible.

A1 Watching the River Rise Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Ill., long ago took different paths on coping with Mississippi floodwaters: Rock Island built flood walls that protect the town from the river -- but also screen it off -- while Davenport chose to put nothing permanent between the river and its downtown businesses and quaint historic district and parks.

During the spring and summer months, the levels of the river rise significantly from snow melt and pose a flooding risk.

Saint Paul River, river rising in southeastern Guinea, western Africa.

River Slaney, river, rising on Lugnaquillia Mountain (3,038 feet [926 m]), County Wicklow, Ireland.

River Aire, river rising at Malham Tarn (lake), in North Yorkshire administrative county, historic county of Yorkshire, England.

River Lea, river rising north of Luton in the county of Bedfordshire, England.

On the Other Side of the River posits a blind grandfather (David Greenspan) and his granddaughter (Jane Cortney) trapped in a wooden house as the river rises.