Synonyms of creeks

creeks

noun

plural of creek

1

as in brooks

a natural body of running water smaller than a river

the shallow creek that runs in back of our house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brooks
• streams
• tributaries
• rivulets
• rills
• bayous
• canals
• streamlets
• runnels
• runs
• becks
• gills
• burns
• arroyos
• runoffs
• waterways
• freshets
• sloughs
• watercourses
• brooklets
• bourns
• coulees
• billabongs
• washes
• channels
• runlets
• freshes
• races
• distributaries
• branches
• cutoffs
• affluents
• guts
• influents
• kills
• millraces
• millstreams
• cuts
• confluents

2

as in estuaries

chiefly British a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline

explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England

Synonyms & Similar Words

• estuaries
• bays
• coves
• inlets
• firths
• gulfs
• fjords
• lochs
• embayments
• ports
• roads
• bayous
• arms
• bights
• harbors
• straits
• sounds
• backwaters
• sloughs
• narrows
• roadsteads

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of creeks

Over 10 rivers, creeks and washes in Arizona and southwest Colorado have now surged past major flood stage — the highest level — and a few have set new record crests. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Arizona's Yavapai County and the community of Camp Verde ordered evacuations of residents living near swollen rivers and creeks. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Yavapai County and the community of Camp Verde issued similar evacuation orders for residents living near swollen rivers and creeks. — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

In the mile-wide oil field known as the Bayou, an oily sheen glistened on creeks and long streaks of salt scarred the land. — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

The move is the latest in an evolving effort to revise the state’s permitting rules for private docks that link waterfront homes and other upland properties to deep-water rivers and creeks. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting. — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

This could lead to flooding of creeks, streams and low-lying areas, especially where heavy rain persists. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Work with the county and neighboring cities to encourage us all to work together to avoid excessive stormwater runoff coming through Winter Springs creeks headed to Lake Jesup. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026