Stream 3 : A general term for a body of flowing water; natural water course containing water at least part of the year. In hydrology, it is generally applied to the water flowing in a natural channel as distinct from a canal
US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey USGS, Water Science Glossary of Terms, http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html (Some of this information is courtesy of the Nevada Division of Water Resources - the detailed water glossary at VA, USA 2009. http://water.nv.gov/programs/planning/dictionary/) , (ND/ Flood - Amer) {491}