They are very shy about being frozen in or getting ice on their feathers, and prefer to get their fresh water at the mouths of Creeks and springs.
"Ways of Wood Folk"
William J. Long
This plant, growing in wet places by ditches and along Creeks, is the most poisonous of North American plants.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
Planters, in clearing their land, had rolled logs and other rubbish from their fields, into the lakes and Creeks leading from the river, and many threw trees into it to get them quickly out of the way.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James