14
waterfall(noun, water, course, stream, deluge)
9
cataract(noun, fall, deluge, river, outpouring)
7
cascade(noun, fall, water, river, falling)
6
chute(noun, river, waterfall)
6
watercourse(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
4
rapid(noun, torrents)
4
white water(noun, expression, idiom, water, river)
3
bourn(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
brooklet(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
creeks(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
estuary(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
midstream(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
river-bed(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
runlet(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
spillway(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
spout(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
streambed(noun, water, course, stream, passageway)
3
torrent
3
water(noun, course, stream, passageway, flume)
2
debacle
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