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Henry County, Indiana
Genealogy and History

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NAMED WATERCOURSES - HENRY COUNTY


GLOSSARY

Arm - branch, fork, or offshoot of a stream or river

Branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one

Brook - a natural stream of water smaller than a river

Creek - a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to a river. Also called regionally: branch, brook, kill, run.

Drain - an area that draws off the surface water or is used to discharge surface or excess water

River - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

Run - a small stream