old river

He hastily constructed some out of old river steamboats, converting them into engines of destruction.

But I said maybe we might think we was passing the foot of an island and coming into the same old river again.

It is an old river term, a leads-man's call, signifying two fathoms—twelve feet.

These terraces or benches are the remains of old river beds.

The old river has made itself a bed where it can overlook the valley.