clear streams

See-through flowing water

Clear streams are watercourses with transparent, unpolluted water where you can see the bottom—typically small rivers or brooks fed by springs or snowmelt.

The phrase evokes pristine natural settings: We hiked until we found a clear stream to refill our bottles.

Figuratively, clear streams can represent purity or uncorrupted sources of anything that flows.

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water clarity

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