riparian

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Many of the riparian areas were full of cows, with some allotments very close to Yellowstone Park.

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  1. adjective Of, on, or relating to the banks of a natural course of water.

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  • The first way is called the riparian zone, which is the —  High Plains Journal
  • During that period, she acted as watershed coordinator for the Bridge Creek and Mid-John Day Watershed Councils and later as a riparian buffer technician. —  Local News from union-bulletin.com
  • The most senior water rights are called "riparian" rights -- typically those attached to land adjacent to a waterway that has a verified historical claim to that water. —  ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community
  • Dr Russel Norman: Has the Prime Minister had a conversation with the Minister of Tourism about the Government's own research that shows New Zealand's clean and green reputation is worth more than $1 billion per year in export earnings; if so, will he make the kind of Green New Deal investments needed to protect that clean and green reputation, such as riparian planting, and fencing off streams and rivers? —  ScreenTalk
  • ATVs can damage or destroy vegetation, fish habitat, riparian areas, beaches, shorelines, waterways, wildlife habitat, newly reforested areas and forestry plantations.
 

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  1. From Latin rīpārius, from rīpa, bank.

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  1. from Latin riparius, of or belonging to the bank of a river (from ripa, bank: see rive, river), + -an.
 

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/raɪˈpeɪriən/
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