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Descriptive Settings: Rivers, Lakes, Streams and Waterfalls

What Can I Describe? How Can I Describe It? What Can It Do? Examples of Effective Phrases
basin dramatic border
…turbulent waters swirled…
brook eutrophic cascade
cascade famous cross
creek glacial divert …lulled and lapped the tranquil riverbed…
dam icy drain
drop impressive flow
A thundering cascade…
estuary magnificent foam
fish majestic head
flow marshy lead Famous for its eutrophic conditions…
fountain mighty plunge
glaciers narrow pour The gentle current sloshed against the
lake navigable rise marshes…
mud noisy roar
rapids picturesque rush
Infamously unnavigable…
riverbank polluted sail
riverbed sacred stretch
riverside shallow surround
shoreline sluggish swim
stream spectacular trickle
valley turbulent tumble
waterway wide wash

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