creek bed

American  

[kreek bed] / ˈkrik ˌbɛd /

Or creekbed or creek-bed

noun

1. the bottom of a creek; the channel in which a creek flows or once flowed.

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creek bed

Investigating the smell, she ventured about 50 feet off the dirt road, toward heavy woods, where she peered into a tree-lined creek bed.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

Locals tried for several years to get government officials to clear the creek bed to prevent more flooding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

He then moved down the valley and built a camp and shelter in a dried-out creek bed.

From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024

Those doubts have only grown through the fall because residents keep seeing a chemical sheen atop the creeks that flow through town anytime they stir up the sediment on the creek bed.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

I walk next to Allys as we make our way to a creek bed for our outdoor science and ethics session.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson