The answer is Creek.
A fringing reef is a type of reef that closely borders the shoreline and is separated from the land by shallow water.
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5million years ago in southern california it was shallow and barely any water
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One, the USS Housatonic. There were five Union casualties. The rest of the crew survived by climbing the rigging sticking of the water due to shallow water.
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