A place in a swift stream where the surface of the water is broken: [Early QRs: What do you call a shallow place in a swift stream where the surface of the water is broken?]
| RIPPLE | 238 |
| RAPIDS | 189 |
| NR | 136 |
| RIFFLE | 136 |
| EDDY | 61 |
| CURRENT | 33 |
| RAPID | 29 |
| SHALLOWS | 25 |
| SHOAL | 22 |
| SHALLOW PLACE | 20 |
| EDDY WATER | 18 |
| SANDBAR | 16 |
| RIPPLES | 15 |
| SHOALS | 12 |
| WHIRLPOOL | 11 |
| WHITE WATER | 11 |
| FALL | 10 |
| SHALLOW WATER | 10 |
| SWIFT WATER | 10 |
| FALLS | 9 |
| NH | 9 |
| RIFFLES | 5 |
| SHALLOW | 5 |
| SHOAL WATER | 5 |
| WATERFALL | 5 |
| EDDIES | 4 |
| BAR | 3 |
| CATARACT | 3 |
| MUD BAR | 3 |
| POOL | 3 |
| RILL | 3 |
| RIPS | 3 |
| RIVULET | 3 |
| ROUGH WATER | 3 |
| WATERFALLS | 3 |
| BELOW FALL LINE | 2 |
| BROOK | 2 |
| CASCADE | 2 |
| HEAVY CURRENT | 2 |
| RIFTS | 2 |
| RILLS | 2 |
| SWIFT CURRENT | 2 |
| SWIFT PLACE | 2 |
| TURBULENCE | 2 |
| WAVES | 2 |
| WHIRL | 2 |
| BOIL | 1 |
| BREAK IN THE WATER | 1 |
| BREAKAWAY | 1 |
| BREAKWATER | 1 |
| BROKEN BY A ROCK | 1 |
| BROKEN WATER | 1 |
| CALM PLACE | 1 |
| CHANNEL | 1 |
| CREST | 1 |
| CURRENT OF WATER | 1 |
| DRAW | 1 |
| EDDY TIDES | 1 |
| FAST WATER | 1 |
| GOOD HOLE | 1 |
| IT BOILS UP | 1 |
| KNOLL | 1 |
| LITTLE CATARACT | 1 |
| LITTLE FALLS | 1 |
| LOW PLACE | 1 |
| LOW TIDE | 1 |
| MUD FLAT | 1 |
| OPEN WATER | 1 |
| OPENING | 1 |
| POND | 1 |
| PURL | 1 |
| QUICK WATER | 1 |
| RACE | 1 |
| RAMP | 1 |
| RAPIDS IN A RIVER | 1 |
| RIFFS | 1 |
| RIFT | 1 |
| RIMPLE | 1 |
| RIPPLING WATER | 1 |
| ROCKY | 1 |
| ROILY | 1 |
| RUN | 1 |
| RUSHING STREAM | 1 |
| SAND DUNE | 1 |
| SAND KNOLL | 1 |
| SANDBANK | 1 |
| SANDBAR BUBBLES | 1 |
| SHALLOW SPOT | 1 |
| SHOALY | 1 |
| SHOALY WATER | 1 |
| SMALL ISLAND | 1 |
| SMALL RAPIDS | 1 |
| SPRING | 1 |
| STREAM | 1 |
| STRONG CURRENT | 1 |
| SUCKHOLE | 1 |
| SWIFT AND SHALLOWS | 1 |
| SWIRL | 1 |
| SWIRLING WATER | 1 |
| SWIRLPOOL | 1 |
| TIDE RIPS | 1 |
| TIDE RUN | 1 |
| TORRENT | 1 |
| TRICKLE | 1 |
| WATER’S SWIFT | 1 |
| WHIRLPOOLS | 1 |
| WHITEHEAD | 1 |
| WIGGLE-TAILS | 1 |
| WING DAM | 1 |
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