creek
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He fears the project will silt up the creek and Flathead Lake and destroy fish and habitat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
While recording in a park one evening, Jack picks up the sound of a car tire exploding before he sees the vehicle careen off the road and into a creek.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
John Quincy Adams swam in a nearby creek.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Evans surmises the fish that survived were in an area of the creek where less charred material and sediment were swept in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
When Dismay spotted me watching him, he plopped himself down in the creek, just like that.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
The sizable farm was previously described as being home to an abundance of wildlife—and also features multiple trails and two year-round creeks that run through the land.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026
After residents launched a social media campaign demanding Orange County stop spraying herbicide in creeks, officials said they will halt the practice in two waterways.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Along the way, the filing said, Allen recorded his appreciation for the changing landscapes, for example writing on his phone that Pennsylvania's woods resembled "vast fairy lands filled with tiny trickling creeks."
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Friends and loved ones continued to comb the area for signs of Cynthia, searching creeks and sewer drains and putting up flyers on utility poles.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
In fact, fishing those creeks was like fishing a tunnel.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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