Whats the difference between a brook and a creek?

A creek is a inlet or recess in the shore of the sea that is smaller than a river. A brook is a natural stream of fresh water. A stream is a steady flowing current of water flowing into a channel or watercourse such as a a river, brook, river or ocean. A branch is any tributary stream, smaller than a river or a bayou. === === Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language