creek vs tidal inlet

creek

noun
  • Any turn or winding. 

  • A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats. 

  • A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water. 

tidal inlet

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