downriver
adverb or adjective
down·riv·er
ˈdau̇n-ˈri-vər 
: toward or at a point nearer the mouth of a river
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The Superfund cleanup sites are downriver from the century-old plant, which for decades had released chemicals into the nearby waterways.
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Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
20 May 2020
On the Petaluma River, the ramp in Petaluma is open, yet the one just downriver at Black Point is closed; same river, different counties, different rules.
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Tom Stienstra,
SFChronicle.com,
24 Apr. 2020
The riverboat casino 14 miles downriver from Louisville just closed its doors on Monday.
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Ben Tobin,
The Courier-Journal,
11 Dec. 2019
Dozens of residents from the village of Kute joined nonprofits to file what was Albania’s first environmental lawsuit against the construction of a dam in the Pocem gorge, a short distance downriver from Kalivac.
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Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
20 May 2020
On the Petaluma River, the ramp in Petaluma is open, yet the one just downriver at Black Point is closed; same river, different counties, different rules.
—
Tom Stienstra,
SFChronicle.com,
24 Apr. 2020
The riverboat casino 14 miles downriver from Louisville just closed its doors on Monday.
—
Ben Tobin,
The Courier-Journal,
11 Dec. 2019
Dozens of residents from the village of Kute joined nonprofits to file what was Albania’s first environmental lawsuit against the construction of a dam in the Pocem gorge, a short distance downriver from Kalivac.
—
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2019
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