Brooks and streams are bodies of fresh water. They both are shallow, moving water. Fish and other aquatic life live in the water. Brooks are smaller than streams and usually have a rocky bottom.
"Town Brook Plymouth MA" by Swampyank at en.wikipedia. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Town_Brook_Plymouth_MA.jpg#/media/File:Town_Brook_Plymouth_MA.jpg
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Shown in the photo to the left is Town Brook. Pilgrims used to get their fresh water from this brook.
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"Potok pod jezerom 1" by Eleassar - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potok_pod_jezerom_1.jpg#/media/File:Potok_pod_jezerom_1.jpg
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This photo shows a rocky stream in Italy.
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