The stream has run dry for the first time in memory.

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The stream has run dry for the first time in memory.

(by me)

I wonder if my sentence is correct.
 
Yes, that's possible.
 
I don't remember where it is anymore, but there is a creek in this county called Dry Creek. (Arguably, if it's dry it isn't running at all, but that is indeed the way they say it.)
 
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Indeed, it is. In fact, I've never heard 'in memory' (in this context).
 
I can imagine somebody saying that.
 
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