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388:, Portugal
360:April 2017
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522:Confluence
395:References
328:, Hungary
259:July 1979
214:, Ireland
205:June 1875
195:, England
132:oil spills
68:newspapers
1605:Limnology
1554:Triathlon
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369:, Russia
350:, Brazil
278:May 1991
243:May 1919
227:Molasses
176:Location
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1693:Category
1408:Aqueduct
1275:Baseflow
1242:Effluent
919:Cut bank
884:Avulsion
761:Bed load
741:Abrasion
367:Lebedyan
342:Tailings
208:Whiskey
128:mudflows
1585:Aquifer
1578:Related
1534:Rafting
1062:Meander
1057:Log jam
1019:Thalweg
924:Estuary
796:Erosion
733:erosion
645:Springs
600:Current
567:Streams
507:Channel
470:springs
466:streams
419:18 June
348:Mariana
306:, U.S.
287:, U.S.
268:, U.S.
233:, U.S.
82:scholar
1380:WAFLEX
1252:Sewage
1135:Floods
1077:Riffle
1072:Rapids
1014:Strath
984:Ravine
909:Canyon
664:Geyser
595:Coulee
580:Bourne
575:Arroyo
478:Rivers
462:Rivers
212:Dublin
193:London
136:lahars
124:floods
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1478:Levee
1463:Flume
1418:Canal
1162:Flood
1082:Shoal
949:Gully
944:Gulch
914:Chine
899:Bayou
756:Armor
708:Ponor
483:lists
189:Beer
170:Date
167:Name
89:JSTOR
75:books
1508:Weir
1473:Leat
1137:and
1029:Wadi
989:Rill
954:Glen
939:Gill
889:Bank
731:and
696:list
679:list
650:list
585:Burn
468:and
421:2024
326:Ajka
157:List
61:news
1428:Dam
894:Bar
869:Ait
44:by
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