(1) Once they receive word that the river has dried, they head out to the riverbed and scoop minnows out of isolated pools.(2) The children collected sand from the riverbed , spread it smoothly over the mud floor of their thatch-roofed schoolhouse, and wrote in it with their fingers.(3) Also, as more water flows, parts of the riverbed break away.(4) Carefully he stuck them hard into the mud on the riverbed .(5) Whether it is a streak of water flowing down a dry riverbed or a cast shadow disrupting the almost monochrome field is unclear.(6) They were sat listening to the trickling of the water as the setting sun shone its rays across the riverbed creating colourful reflections and images.(7) His boots tell the tale of countless treks up and down the sunbaked gravel and silt of the Gila's riverbed .(8) In severe drought years some reaches of the riverbed dried up completely, resulting in lasting habitat damage.(9) The dams are anchored to the riverbed , and can be used to span distances up to 135 meters.(10) Standing at this shore, Joshua laughed aloud as he became aware that the riverbed was no deeper than three feet at best.(11) She felt the anchor hit the riverbed and started to struggle more.(12) He knelt down near the riverbed and put water over his face.(13) Although the Indians welcomed the new settlers, the discovery of gold in the riverbeds sent the Spaniards into a frenzied search for the coveted nuggets.(14) To wedge each post as tight as possible, they had poured loose stones from riverbeds and the rubble of concrete down into each hole and tamped the stones tight with the butt end of the shovel.(15) Boulders and small stones were used from the nearby riverbeds in a variety of patterns.(16) Once a year, like clockwork, the Old Delhi dam is opened, flooding the dry riverbeds .
