Sentence examples for the larger river from inspiring English sources

The Towans are interrupted by two rivers, the small Red River at the north end, and the larger River Hayle and its estuary towards the south.

The best soils, formed from volcanic lavas and alluvium, are found, respectively, in the northwest and along the lower portions of the larger river valleys.

Drainage over West Virginia's rugged surface has created some of the state's most productive and level alluvial soils on the larger river floodplains.

The larger river valleys all originate there and broaden westward near the sea or eastward as they merge into lowland plains along the English border.

The interior forests, consisting of white spruce and birch or aspen, with mixtures of balsam poplar, occur mostly on the lower slopes of the larger river valleys north of the Alaska Range.

During times of extreme rain, such as Hurricane Harvey, Houston's Barker Reservoir (or, as part of it is called on the west side of the city, George Bush Park) impounds water from the larger river called Buffalo Bayou, in order to prevent flooding downstream.

The coho also favours the larger rivers.

Coracles (small boats made of wicker and hides) were used to cross the larger rivers.

In most of the larger rivers carp and other fish are abundant.

Dams and hydroelectric plants are situated on all the larger rivers.

In the dry season even some of the larger rivers slow to a trickle.