4
runnel(noun, stream, brook, watercourse, rivulet)
3
drift(nature, movement, issue, shift, flow)
3
fluvial
3
waterway
3
brooklet
3
estuary
3
gill
3
nile
3
pour
3
riverine
3
sike
2
spate(movement, issue, shift, flow, flood)
2
aqueous
2
bayou(noun, outlet)
2
cascade
2
cataract
2
channel
2
crick(brook, watercourse)
2
flux(movement, issue, shift, flow, flood)
2
gutter
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