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

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

McDowell County residents near rivers and creeks and in low-lying areas should relocate as soon as possible, county emergency management officials said late Saturday morning. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

In winter, several migratory duck species spend the season on its clear-flowing creeks and ponds, including beaver ponds. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Several rivers, creeks and streams are forecast to rise, or are already in minor to moderate flood stage. — Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Bryan Watts has spent more than three decades watching ospreys reclaim the Chesapeake Bay, returning each spring from South America to crowd its tidal rivers and creeks, shorelines, channel markers and nesting platforms. — Mark Robichaux, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026

North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey experienced some flooding Wednesday in coastal areas, including near rivers and creeks, with a few locations in southeast Virginia reaching major flood stage. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026