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By a bridge
A shoal is where you ford the creek.Additional answerFord
The surname "Ford" comes from the English word ford, which is the word for a shallow place at which one can cross a river or stream.
A shallow place in a river is called a ford if it is used as a place to wade across to the other side. A shallow place can also be called a sandbar if the water does not cover all of the sand in a river or stream.
The word you're looking for is "ford." A ford is a shallow place in a river or stream where one can cross by walking or driving through the water. It is often used in both literal and metaphorical contexts to describe crossing challenges.
The root word for "afford" is "ford," which means a shallow place in a river or stream where one can cross. "Afford" originally meant "to cross" in Old English before evolving to its current meaning of being able to buy or provide something.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word "ford" as "A shallow place in a river or other water, where a man or beast may cross by wading." They also cite its use in this sense by the Anglo-Saxon king Alfred the Great in the year 893 AD.
Shallow pools of water
A shallow crossing place on a river.
A 'ford' which is a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
Riffle
It's usually a small valley or shallow canyon.