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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or on a level or slow-moving watercourse.

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Examples

  • Paddling along flat-water rivers, you can often see Tronychidae Concinna, a softshell river turtle, crawling up the branches of deadfall trees that are snagged out in the current.

    Open Thread: “Facts” « Whatever 2006

  • Basin, and would have no major disruptive scenic effects but instead would provide a great deal of high-quality flat-water recreation in an area where there was significant demand for it.

    The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.

  • The reservoir's proper functioning would require fluctuations in its level, with occasional ugliness at the shoreline, and if it would permit a great deal of happy water-skiing and flat-water fishing, the same opportunities are going to be available to

    The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.

  • If so, Potomac Appalachia badly needs more such water to fill out the resource and to attract the many people who are interested mainly in flat-water activities.

    The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.

  • Monocacy, fortunately, can be adequately coordinated with Bloomington and the three Paw Paw impoundments to provide roughly a twenty-year margin of safety in water supply at Washington, besides coping with foreseeable shortages in their immediate neighborhoods, furnishing desired flat-water recreation, and contributing greatly to water quality and recreation benefits downstream.

    The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.

  • Large-scale or general problems call for large or general actions: a. We recommend that major Basin water supply problems, including the need for some storage to restore and protect the quality of the water in the flowing rivers and the needs for flat-water recreation, be dealt with as follows:

    The Nation's River A report on the Potomac from the U.S. Department of the Interior United States. Dept. of the Interior.

  • Tom Stienstra's Sunday Drive: Tomales Bay Gorgeous water views, pretty hikes and outstanding flat-water kayaking make Tomales Bay a sensational destination.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Tom Stienstra 2011

  • Float: Hand-carry kayaks, inflatables or flat-water canoes and launch from the shore.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Tom Stienstra 2011

  • Add a new distinction to this list as the destination is now the largest flat-water stand-up paddleboard venue in the world, to host a series of five races starting May 29 and ending Sept. 26.

    Sierra Sun - Top Stories By Pettit Gilwee Special to the Sun 2010

  • Add a new distinction to this list as the destination is now the largest flat-water stand-up paddleboard venue in the world, to host a series of five races starting May 29 and ending Sept. 26.

    Sierra Sun - Top Stories By Pettit Gilwee Special to the Sun 2010

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