How to Use river mouth in a Sentence

river mouth

noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Named for zis a ba, a 19th-century chief of a Stillaguamish village once located just south of the river mouth, zis a ba 2 is the second of three large marshes the tribe is restoring in the area.
    — John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
  • 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
  • This weekend, the lineup includes a cleanup project at Cactus County Park and sunset gardening at the river mouth in Ocean Beach on Friday.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Every Tuesday, volunteers clear out invasive plant species and restore native habitats, with the site alternating between the river mouth in Ocean Beach and along areas further inland near Mission Valley.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

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