Any river, creek, slough, or natural watercourse in which water usually flows in a defined bed or channel. It is not essential that the flowing be uniform or uninterrupted. The fact that some part of the bed or channel has been dredged or improved does not prevent the watercourse from being a stream.
STREAM
Meaning of STREAM in English
Environmental engineering English vocabulary. Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга. 2012