streams

Linear bodies of water flowing on the Earth's surface. [USGS Feature Class Definitions <http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/feature_class.htm>]

This category is also used for anabranches, brooks, burns (hydrographic), confluences, creeks, distributaries, dry stream beds, forks (physiographic features), intermittent streams, lost rivers, meanders, stream bends, stream mouths, tidal creeks, tributaries, and watercourses