Talk:Creek

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True or false: this article belongs at Creek (disambiguation) and Creek (stream) at Creek. 66.245.79.225 22:58, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Why? Creek (stream) isn't even an article! It redirects to stream. Even if it were an article there isn't much it could include other than a simple dictionary definition. Creek (people), Creek language and Creek mythology have the potential to be large articles if someone with the relevant knowledge comes along. What you are talking about is primary topic disambiguation, which is only to be used if there is something obviously more important, such as Radioactivity and Radioactivity (album). "Whatever (disambiguation)" is not intuitive and should be avoided where possible by having the diambiguation at "Whatever". — Trilobite (Talk) 23:38, 8 Sep 2004 (UTC)

[edit] US / UK English

I distinctly remember from my college linguistics class that in the UK, "creek" is a synonym for river... it could essentially mean any body of flowing water, no matter how big. In the US, it seems to refer distinctly to a small stream. -Artificial Silence 02:39, 14 July 2007 (UTC)

The Oxford English Dictionary gives "I.1. A narrow recess or inlet in the coast line of the sea" as the first meaning. It does offer, "2. As part of a river or river-system. a. An inlet or short arm of a river, such as runs up into widened mouth of a ditch or small stream, or fills any short ravine or cutting that joins the river. (This is merely an occasional extension of sense I.)" -- Donald Albury 03:23, 14 July 2007 (UTC)