creek

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a narrow area of water that flows into the land from the sea, a lake, etc.:

I'm going to sail to the mouth of the Thames and then let the tide take me up a creek.

She loved the Suffolk coast,with its creeks and marshes and reed beds under a huge sky.

a stream or narrow river:

That night they set up camp near the creek.

In this area of Queensland you will find stunning rain forest, burbling creeks and diverse flora and fauna.

[ in a name ] The Walter Byron Memorial Park is beside Ten Mile Creek at the base of Mount Royal, Colorado.

a small river or stream