Noun: creek
Pronunciation: (kreek)
Creek meaning: A natural stream of water smaller than a river and often a tributary of a river.
Synonyms: brook
Quotations: Alan Ward – I believe we can make these leases and still make good on our goal. If we come in less, this would be a good year to be low on storage, because we plan to draw down clear creek reservoir next year.
Margaux Isaksen – We grew up around the creek. We wanted to ensure it would be around for years to come for other people to enjoy.
Don Swanson – Since we all live in a watershed, we need to be aware of the conservation practices that are installed and areas that need to be improved. Buckeye Creek is an excellent opportunity for farmers, urban residents, city and school to work together to improve their natural resource concerns.
Jay Mirro – I always feel my day is going to be blessed by the nature god when I run into the coyote. For being about four miles away from downtown Seattle, Longfellow Creek is a gem in the emerald city. It’s surrounded by more open space than any other creek in Seattle, which invites all sorts of wildlife. You can be on the street one moment drinking your latte, then you walk down and duck into the trail and you could be in the middle of the National Forest trail system.
Brian Duplechain – You have to use a little more patience. You are going to be in deeper water, like on the edge of a creek channel, so you are going to have to slow down to get the bait down.
Sample sentences:
- This is holding it back, reducing volumes and velocity in the creek and reducing pollutants both of which are important to the health of the sound.
- It is a possibility that she was killed elsewhere, but our feeling is that her body’s been in Rock Creek Park for a long period of time.
- At the time it was managed by eight different agencies and no one was protecting it. If that study hadn’t been done the city might not have had the creek preserved.
- As you remember we got a lot of rain. Some twenty minutes into the search on one of the creek banks, a real remote area I started seeing flashes of light like someone trying to signal me.
- A lot of money and man hours have gone into trying to protect the creek. Now the city is using the creek to solve a problem it created.
- The program helps me financially, and it’s good for the environment; plus, I have clean water and my cows are kept out of the creek.
- We all have our different interests and needs, and we’re trying to maintain a balance between the health of the creek and the people who depend upon it for water.
- We had thought about closing the creek off completely to humans as well. But we figured humans would be able to read the sign and stay out of the water. We were very concerned about the dogs there.
- We have a strong interest in protecting our investments and ensuring that development so close to our site does not increase the storm water we retain, or reduce Gravois Creek’s flow and capacity to an unacceptable level.
- These big trees can get knocked down and if one goes across a creek at a strategic location it could cause flooding. Just to be safe, we have our crews out.