Up here in the north I’d say people say crik about 50% of the time. Creek the rest. A crik is smaller than a creek is smaller than a stream is smaller than a river.
In the southern mountains a “branch” is smaller than a creek...
I’m gonna *so* regret saying this but we don’t have “streams” here, we have “runs”.
Go on...have at it...LOL
In descending order:
River
Crick
Run
Spring
If it’s a standing body of water, it’s a pond, regardless of size.
The only “name” exception is Deep Creek Lake which is man-made so maybe that’s why it got an anomalous name.
[and is the only time “creek” is actually pronounced “creek”]
Blairs Valley Lake is technically name that but every local just says they’re going fishing at Blairs Valley.
“Lake” just gets omitted completely.
Dunno why.
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