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Words for Rivers

Name all of the words used in English to describe rivers or watercourses.
Includes words used in dialects
Includes words used for man-made watercourses
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Last updated: May 11, 2026
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Location
Definition
Name
Wales, England
Welsh language word for a river, sometimes used in south-west England.
Afon/Avon
Southern USA
A small, seasonal river
Arroyo
United States
A marshy, slow-flowing river
Bayou/Bogue
Northern England
A small river
Beck
England
A small river
Bourn/Bourne
World
Small river
Brook
Scotland and Northern England
Small river
Burn
World
A man-made watercourse
Canal
World
A man-made watercourse. Synonym of the above.
Channel
Peak District and Northumberland
Small tributaries that are often found flowing down the sides of hills.
Clough/Cleugh
United States and Canada
A small, marshy, slow-flowing river
Coulee
World
Small river
Creek
England
A man-made stream, often connecting two natural rivers together.
Cut
Peak District
A small stream. Also used as a term for an artificial watercourse in other areas in England.
Dike/Dyke
World
A man-made ditch containing flowing water used in farming
Drain
Lincolnshire
A small stream.
Eau
World
The part of a river near where it reaches the ocean, such as the Humber or Rio de la Plata
Estuary
Northern England
Small tributaries often found flowing down the sides of hills.
Gill/Ghyll
Northern England
A man-made watercourse used to spin a wheel in a mill
Goit
Northern England
Small tributaries near the source of a river
Grain
World
A small, seasonal river
Gulch
World
A man-made ditch containing flowing water, often used in farming.
Gutter
East Yorkshire
A seasonal stream
Gypsey
Sussex
A seasonal stream
Lavant
Northumberland
A stream in marshy, boggy land
Letch
England
A man-made stream
Lode
Northern England
The name for flowing water on a mossy patch of ground.
Moss
Kent
A seasonal stream
Nailbourne
England
The name of a man-made stream designed for spinning the wheel on a mill, often using water from a small stream.
Race/Millrace
Essex
A small river
Ree
Somerset
A man-made stream
Rheen/Rhyne/Rhine
World
Small river
Rill
World
A small watercourse
Rindle
Western USA
A small stream
Rito
World
River
River
World
A small stream
Rivulet
World
Small river
Runnel
Peak District
A small stream
Sitch
Northern England
A small stream
Slack
World
Small river
Stream
Yorkshire Dales
Small tributaries often found flowing down the sides of hills.
Syke/Sike
None
A smaller river that joins onto a larger one
Tributary/Branch
England
A small stream
Wash
Southern Scotland
A small stream
Water
None
General name for a body of flowing water
Watercourse/Waterway
England
A seasonal stream
Winterbourne
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