Near the river's mouth, the heavily irrigated Rio Grande Valley is an important agricultural region.

Near its mouth it passes the entrance to the Kiel Canal at Brunsbüttel before it debouches into the North Sea.

Near the mouth of the Great Wicomico River in the Chesapeake Bay, five year-old artificial reefs now harbor more than 180 million native Crassostrea virginica.

Near its mouth, it forms the border between downtown Boston and Cambridge and Charlestown.

Near the mouth the river has an average annual discharge of, although this varies widely.

Near the mouth of the Catatumbo River, where it empties into Lake Maracaibo, is the famous Catatumbo lightning ( Relámpago del Catatumbo ) which is recognised by the lightning bolts on the state's flag and coat of arms.

Near its mouth, the river is spanned by a New Jersey Transit railroad bridge which carries the North Jersey Coast Line ; the Victory Bridge which carries Route 35 ( connecting Perth Amboy and Sayreville, New Jersey ); the Edison Bridge, which carries U. S. Route 9 ( connecting Woodbridge Township and Sayreville ); and the Driscoll Bridge, which carries the Garden State Parkway ( connecting Woodbridge Township and Sayreville ).

Near the mouth, it splits into the Yaik and Zolotoy distributaries and forms vast wetlands.

Near the mouth of the river in Cleveland's Flats

Near the mouth of the river, Dearne Mouth washland, which is now known as the Denaby Ings Nature Reserve, was created in 1963, and a manually operated sluice allowed the flow of the river to be diverted through the floodbank and into the washland when there were high levels at the junction with the River Don.

Near the mouth of the Humber and along the Toronto Passage was a trading post called Teiaiagon, where the French and English met with the locals for trading.

Near the mouth of the river, near Juffure, is James Island, a place used in the slave trade which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Near the mouth of the river, the only dinosaur fragments ever discovered in Oregon were found in the Otter Point Formation, along the coast of Curry County.

Near the mouth of the river and its confluence with the James River, State Route 5 crosses the river on the Judith Stewart Dresser Bridge, a fixed-span bridge between Charles City County and James City County built in 2009.

Near the mouth, the Kuban narrows to 3 – 4 km and then forms a delta covering about 4300 km².

Near the mouth growth a dense array of short whiskers, which the shrew actively uses in searching for prey, especially in the night.

Image: River Lune, at Sunderland Point. jpg | Near the mouth of the Lune, at Sunderland Point

* On Tomales Bay: Echa-kolum, Shotommo-wi ( near the mouth of San Antonio Creek ), Sakloki ( opposite Tomales Point, Dillon Beach area ), Utumia ( Near present-day town of Tomales.

* Near the present-day town of Salmon Creek: Pulya-lakum ( on the ocean, near the mouth of Salmon Creek ).

Near the John Ross bridge, 8 km from the mouth, is the site of the historic Zulu village Ndondakusuka.

Near the mouth of the harbour lies the township of Aramoana ( Maori for " pathway to the sea "), infamous for a massacre of 13 people by a gunman, David Gray, in November 1990.

Near the mouth of the Humber River, appropriately named " Humber Mouth ", is the city of Corner Brook ( 2001 pop.

Near its mouth, it is surrounded by extensive salt marshes, with extensive populations of saltmarsh cordgrass ( Spartina alterniflora ) and common reed.

Near Wren, it turns north, crosses under Route 20 again, turns east, receives Gellatly Creek and La Bare Creek, both from the left, and passes under Oregon Route 223 at about from the mouth.

* 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Peachtree Creek – Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.

* July 20 – American Civil War – Battle of Peachtree Creek: Near Atlanta, Georgia, Confederate forces led by General John Bell Hood unsuccessfully attack Union troops under General William T. Sherman.

* October 21 – Manifest Destiny – Medicine Lodge Treaty: Near Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas, a landmark treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders.

Near Forestville is the confluence of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and Mark West Creek with the Russian River.

Near Deep River creek was a settlement named Deep River ; near Turkey Creek was another settlement with that creek's name.

Near Waxhaw is Cane Creek Park, a park, featuring scenic areas and recreation activities.

Near the river are the Deer Creek / Bryson Paddock Sites where archaeologists have excavated the ruins of two prominent 18th century Wichita Indian villages.

Near the center of Seymour, Chapman Highway forms a four-way intersection with U. S. Route 411, which approaches from Maryville to the west, and Boyds Creek Highway ( State Route 338 ), which approaches from Boyds Creek to the east.

Near Forrest City, in the bed of Crow Creek, a deposit of oyster shells estimated to be nearly 7, 000, 000 cubic yards in size was discovered.

Near the lake, on Meech Creek, are the ruins of a fertilizer plant built by Thomas " Carbide " Willson during the 1900s.

* Near the present-day town of Valley Ford: Ewapalt, Uli-yomi ( at the headwaters of Estero Americano Creek ).

Near the town of Medicine Bow the Medicine Bow River is joined by its two largest tributaries, Rock Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River.

Near Riske Creek

Near its headwaters, the Sycan River, flowing west, receives Boulder Creek from the right and the South Fork Sycan River from the left.

Near Erwin, two tributary streams, South Indian Creek and North Indian Creek, join the Nolichucky River.

Near the village of Silver Creek is an ancient Maya civilization site.

Near an inlet called " Little Creek " the truck stopped in a waterlogged bean field of the Whitehurst family's farm.