The major tributaries are all creeks draining the northwest San Juan Mountains.

A creek, draining from Maligaya, transverses in the south and to the sea in the northwest.

The land originally had been swampy with a creek draining into the Yarra River.

The mouth of one creek draining into the cove was called Silaqwotsid ("talking").

Water falling elsewhere in the town drains into creeks draining southward into Beaver Creek, which flows to the Kiamichi River.

The regional park lies within the upper sections of creeks draining into two of Sydney's main rivers.

Before discovery of the mineral deposits at Red Dog, the creek draining the deposit was too toxic to support life.

Many of the creeks draining the range-including Santiago Creek, San Diego Creek, Bell Canyon and San Juan Creek-first formed in the same way.

There are many small creeks draining the surrounding hills, but no significant rivers flow into Middle Harbour.

Gold in the creeks draining from Chugach Mountains brought prospectors to this area in the late 1800s.