title: Current (fluid)
text: # Current (fluid)
  
  A current in a fluid is the magnitude and direction of flow within each portion of that fluid, such as a liquid or a gas.
  
  Types of fluid currents include:
  
  * Air current
  * Water current
     * Current (hydrology), a current in a river or stream
     * Ocean current
        * Longshore current
        * Boundary current
        * Rip current
        * Rip tide
        * Subsurface currents
           * Turbidity current
        * Tidal current
  