As I paddled the Blackwater Creek, I wondered, “Why a creek, why not Blackwater River?” I asked my friend Bill. He suggested that it merely depended upon the person who named it. So, I Googled my question, sending it out to the online universe. The answer was pretty much just that. According to the USGS, although some believe that a creek is smaller than, and must run into, a river, the term “creek” is ambiguous and has no clear meaning other than that it fits under the larger category of “a linear body of water” along with about 121 other bodies of water. So, there really is no clear, official distinction between a river and a creek. In the end, it simply does depend upon the person who names it.
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Very cool site, nicely done!! I hope to paddle (some of) these rivers too! 🙂
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Thank you! The Florida rivers are fabulous. If you haven’t paddled (some of) them, you must! They are serene and beautiful and amazingly balancing when life gets stressful. :-). I’d love to paddle the Everglades sometime.
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