The stream that twists and turns before you is named Bridge Creek.
Scientists can learn a lot about an area by observing the streams that run through it.
The study of water is called hydrology. The broad, U-shaped bend in the creek is called a meander, and is formed by the flow of the creek constantly cutting into its bank. This well-formed meander indicates that Bridge Creek is a mature stream. The considerable sediment in the stream bed tells us that man has somehow disturbed the land upstream, causing soil to wash into the stream and be swept down stream. The area that provides drainage into a stream or river is called a watershed.