river mouth

noun

: the place where the river enters the ocean

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The watershed screw up the water quality, screw up all the sediment and cobble that, make the river mouth this amazing series of waves. — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025 Beaches near the river mouth and the sewage treatment plant outfall have regularly been closed because of high levels of bacteria in the ocean. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 Continue moving to the right (facing the ocean) for intermediate waves and, then, right at the river mouth, expert-level waves. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2024 This flood-prone river mouth north of Seattle changed dramatically in October when the Stillaguamish Tribe removed two miles of earthen levee. — John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for river mouth

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“River mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/river%20mouth. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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