Scientific Collections
Education & Outreach
Species and Habitats
Animals
Plants
Fungus
Natural Divisions
Climate Change
Habitats
Wetlands
Prairies
Forests
Streams
Lakes
Subterranean
Illinois Ice Ages
INHS Research
Illinois River Biological Station
Great Rivers Field Station
Kaskaskia Biological Station
Aquatic Resource Long Term Monitoring
Asian Carp
A stream is a body of running water flowing along the surface of the land.
Other terms for streams include rivers, brooks, or creeks.