1.   Emerging from the receding waters is its long-buried plaza, an elementary school and the Catholic church.

2.   Families huddled at the edge of the receding waters and stared at homes farther down the street.

3.   Families huddled at the edge of the receding waters and stared at homes further down the street.

4.   In the aftermath, a few hours later, the receding waters would leave almost nothing standing.

5.   It may turn out to be the most costly private project in Miami history since receding waters lifted the peninsula from the ocean depths.

6.   Looters are snatching human bones and raiding coffins dating back to Spanish Colonial times as long-forgotten graves also rise from the muck and receding waters.

7.   The Devils Hole pupfish and other pupfish species that were stranded in the Mojave by receding waters have developed unique physiological mechanisms to cope with these pressures.

8.   Their hard-shelled brethren can be seen in receding water.

9.   They clamp down tightly as the receding water leaves them fully exposed to the sun.

10.   When dry times returned, the receding waters would leave isolated ponds, allowing gators and wading birds to feast on the trapped fish.