Concept in Definition ABC

A stream is a natural stream of Water that regularly flows with continuity and its salient characteristic is the low flow that it presents, which could even disappear during the dry season.

Low flow water current that does not normally allow navigation

Herein lies the main difference that a stream has with respect to a river, whose flow is much more important and constant, whereas then, in the case of the stream, the flow is short, although continuous. We can even assert that in the driest seasons of the year the streams can even disappear.

The stream, also called squat or broken, as it happens in some Spanish-speaking countries such as Honduras, Colombia, Panama and Nicaragua, it is not commonly a water current that allows the navigation of important vessels, with rare exceptions, when their size is considerable, above the average and in the case of mostly small vessels.

Habitat of animal species and water source

Despite its low water flow and all the comments we have made regarding its salient physical signs, we must say that streams are waters that usually host a significant number of animal species, amphibians, fish and insects, among others. Not to mention that they constitute a precious source of water for many individuals.

For example, it is that streams turn out to be fundamental and essential portions of water for the life of beings alive on our planet, not only because many live on them but also because they feed on their waters.

Water is a substance fundamental for living species and then any exponent of them is very important to preserve and care.

Ford of a stream. Characteristics

On the other hand, the ford of a stream will be that place of the stream that has a firm bottom and little depth through which you can walk without any problem, that is to say, it is not necessary to do it aboard any small boat and even in the ford of a stream it is possible to bathe as you do in a river or in the sea. Although the recurring name is ford, there are some variations in its name, such as bathrooms, spas or baths, according to the geographic location of Latin America where you are, for example, in Colombia.

Likewise, as with rivers, streams can flow into a sea, a lake or even a river, in the latter case the stream would become a tributary of the same.

Although the conditions of a stream are those indicated, there are some exceptions in South America where there are really many streams that could be confused with rivers because of the enormous flow they present and because of the possibility of navigability that offer.

Streams from excessive storm water in large cities

Also in South America the word is used to denote those water currents that come from the rain and that run through the main streets and roads from a city to a large velocity.

These "streams" in the middle of the street, of course, generate severe difficulties with regard to the mobility of pedestrians and vehicular traffic, and obviously also implies a certain unsafety for the physical integrity of people due to the risks that we know, he proposes to travel through a city in which there are plenty of lights and other electrical elements that can enter conflict with the water.

One of the dire consequences that the climate change are the strong storms that develop today in many cities. Meanwhile, that very important mass of water that falls in a minimum time makes the infrastructure of the city is not prepared to receive it and for that reason many facilities collapse when receiving it and these “streams” are produced.

Liquid stream of something

On the other hand, the term stream is also used to refer to the stream of anything liquid. "Juan's farewell was a stream of tears."

Miserable context

And to refer to a environment or context in which poverty and marginalization prevail. This sense of the word is absolutely pejorative and is usually applied to talk about miserable places. "You can't ask for more of anything if he's been raised in a stream."

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