Something was sticking up above the surface of the receding water.
They watched as their island grew, because of the receding water.
When Lake Powell levels drop, sediments deposited in its upper reaches are carried into the receding water by the Colorado and its tributaries.
The receding water tugged at her, pulling her farther out before another wave came in.
Stranded yachts lay on the slopes, streaked with the scum-lines of the receding water.
It lay there, fifteen, maybe twenty ch'i from the shore, part embedded in the mud-bank, part covered by the receding water.
It lay there, fifteen, maybe twenty ch'i from the shore, part-embedded in the mud-bank, part-covered by the receding water.
A police boat also trolled near the shoreline, in the hope that a cadaver dog aboard might catch the scent of any corpse uncovered by the receding water.
"Summer's nearly over up here," Belgarath noted, looking out at the boulders gradually emerging from the receding water in the murky twilight.
The powerful tail beat the receding water into froth but it was beyond hope of escape.
