Collocations withcreek
These are words often used in combination withcreek.
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creek bed
First they cleaned out the bottom of the creek, called the creek bed.
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creek bottom
In this area, cornfields were scattered about in the creek bottom.
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creek crossing
A small creek crossing used to be required, but a bridge has been built over the creek.
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dry creek
An arroyo is also called a wash; it is a dry creek or stream bed.
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nearby creek
Burning bourbon spilled from the warehouse and set a nearby creek on fire.
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small creek
During the wet season a small creek flows out of the lake.
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tidal creek
In its lower reaches it is a tidal creek.
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