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riffle
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riffle
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a. a rapid in a stream
b. a rocky shoal causing a rapid
c. a ripple on water

riffle [′rif·əl]
(hydrology)
A shallows across a stream bed over which water flows swiftly and is broken into waves by submerged obstructions.
Shallow water flowing over a riffle.


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