Harmful Algea Blooms in New York
With the hot weather lately, more harmful algea blooms are popping up. https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/83310.html#Locations
Waterbodies
Local Names for Brooks, Creeks, Kills, Rivers, Runs and Streams
A general rule is you can step over brook, jump over a creek, wade across a stream, and swim across a river. But some regions of the state prefer one term over the other, regardless of the size of the waterbody.
The 25 Guts of New York
I was unfamiliar with what a gut was until I googled it. A gut is a narrow passage or strait in a waterway.
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Tour
Susquehanna Watershed
Albany Wastewater Facilities