forest streams
Creeks through trees
Forest streams are small bodies of flowing water that run through wooded areas.
They tend to be narrow, shallow, and shaded by surrounding trees, often feeding larger rivers or lakes.
The phrase evokes images of clear water moving over rocks and fallen logs: We followed the forest stream until it joined the river.
Such streams are ecologically significant as wildlife corridors and water sources.
- amphibiansVertebrates with aquatic larvae
- aquatic insectsInvertebrates living in water
- water striderInsect walking on liquid surfaces
- bankPlace holding deposits
- freshwater fishSpecies from unsalted waters
brook · mossy · stone · temperate forests · old growth · babble · current · streamflow · clear water · smooth stones · trout · trickle · dappled light · tropical rainforests · creek · running water · Hesse · eddy
forest streamsrapids
Turbulent river section
waterfalls · whitewater · deluge · ocean · major rivers
forest streamsstorm drains
Underground channels for runoff
culverts · irrigation canals · aqueducts · sewers · piped water
forest streamsbogs
Soft, wet terrain
marshes · swamps · standing water · dead water · backwaters