Creek ( tidal ) For other uses of creek , see Creek ( disambiguation ) . In British English ( and also in many other countries in the Commonwealth ) , a creek is a tidal water channel . Creeks may often dry to a muddy channel with little or no flow at low tide , but often with significant depth of water at high tide . In India the term also applies to the salt water inlets enclosed by mangroves . Creeks are found dispersed all along the Indian coast . In the Florida Keys , a creek is a narrow channel between islands .  This article relating to a topographical term is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : Water streams | Topography stubs In other languages : Nederlands 