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What is/are the names of the streams/rivers nearby where you live?

I am a stone's throw from Swan Creek which flows into the Maumee River about five minutes drive from my house.

Posted - December 1, 2016

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  • 11013
    The closest stream would be Minnehaha Creek. The Minnesota River and the Mississippi River are not very far from me.
      December 1, 2016 4:52 PM MST
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  • 5835
    Arizona has rivers and creeks. Rivers usually don't have water in them. Creeks usually do. It is said that if you drink from the Hassayampa River you will never tell the truth again. That is likely true, since the Hassayampa is a dry river. The Colorado is one river that does have water all the time. It is the north border of Yuma, AZ and the south border of Winterhaven, CA. This post was edited by Not Sure at December 2, 2016 4:02 AM MST
      December 1, 2016 5:33 PM MST
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  • 5835
    Yuma and Winterhaven were each preceded by a few communities with different names, all within a mile of each other. The predecessors were all washed away by floods, and even after the name Yuma was adopted, the town was demolished several times. The Colorado used to be VERY hard to get along with. Now the people drink it and it is reduced to a ditch a little bit south of Yuma.
      December 2, 2016 2:29 AM MST
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  • 11112
    Nanoose creek runs threw our yard - it's glacier feed so it's always cold even in the sumer you can't put your foot in in for more then a minute. On the other side of me (about a mile away) there is the Straight of Georgia it's feed by the Pacific ocean. Cheers!
      December 1, 2016 6:48 PM MST
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  • 44620
    Good place to cool your beer.
      December 2, 2016 11:35 AM MST
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  • 11112
    For sure. Cheers and happy weekend!
      December 2, 2016 11:48 AM MST
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  • I live right next to the Cumberland River. It's pretty much in spitting distance. 
      December 1, 2016 6:50 PM MST
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  • 1713
    I live right by Black Creek. Lots of gators and venomous snakes in there..
      December 1, 2016 7:11 PM MST
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  • 19937
    The Long Island Sound is not far away, the Hudson River, Newtown Creek - that's about it.
      December 1, 2016 8:02 PM MST
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  • 13395
    Fraser river is about a mile south of where I live. 
      December 1, 2016 8:36 PM MST
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  • 457
    The Tennessee river is less than 50 yards away.
      December 1, 2016 8:39 PM MST
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  • Hopping Dick Creek, Tyalgum Creek, Oxley River and the Tweed River, NSW, Australia.

    Hard to show because the creeks vary so much depending on rainfall.
    One day I can swim in a rocky waterhole surrounded by rainforest,
    the next week it might be a raging torrent that can sweep away and drown a herd of cattle.

    Image result for images of Hopping Dick Creek
    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 2, 2016 7:15 PM MST
      December 1, 2016 8:44 PM MST
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  • Hopping Dick Creek??trending
      December 2, 2016 6:09 PM MST
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  • I lived near the Yadkin Pee Dee River in North Carolina for quite some time. That river expands across a good portion of our incredible state. Beautiful isn't it?
    This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 2, 2016 6:13 PM MST
      December 1, 2016 11:05 PM MST
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  • Glorious!     
      December 2, 2016 6:04 PM MST
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  • St. Lawrence
      December 2, 2016 3:04 AM MST
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  • 10
    The Brazos river
      December 2, 2016 3:30 AM MST
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  • The American river is about a mile from my home.
      December 2, 2016 6:12 PM MST
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