verb

(of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream.

from here the river flows north

run,move,go along,course,pass,proceed,glide,slide,drift,circulate,trickle,dribble,drizzle,spill,gurgle,babble,ripple,stream,swirl,surge,sweep,gush,cascade,pour,roll,rush,whirl,well,spurt,spout,squirt,spew,jet,leak,seep,ooze,percolate,drip

noun

the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream.

the flow of water into the pond