rivulets

A hard ride over fields and fences and rivulets until the fox is brought down.

Every time it rained you could see streaks of black sediment trails where rivulets would collect and concentrate it.

My thoughts were that these are more akin to orbits, or how rivulets establish a path over dirt, i.e.

In a thread of 200 comments, there will inevitably be rivulets of conversation that aren't about the main theme.

In high mountain meadows there were hundreds of tiny rivulets coming off the snow pack.

Sure, but now you are chasing rivulets of fecal water running down your legs.

Every generation of Californians seeks to relive the 1848 gold rush, spending millions excavating rivulets for mere ounces of (very real!) gold.

It was enlightening to see each of these seemingly independent rivulets gather down-elevation into brooks, streams and finally a decent sized river.

And then the rivulets disappear or change completely because you looked away.

I used to walk for miles in cyclone rain, cross rivulets with strong water flow - just to attend school.

Perhaps you are one of the stand-to-wipe types, but if you remain seated throughout the drying operation you will not have to deal with any rivulets.

Condensation aggregating into beads and rivulets on glass.

(Cue Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles: "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives.") So it averages out, or at least that's the rationale.