The creek that was depicted as something akin to a Venetian canal in church illustrations was in reality more of a stinking swamp at low tide.
Kijito hicho kidogo ambacho kilitambulika kama ni mfano wa mfereji wa venice huko Italy (Venetian Canal) kwa maelezo ya kikanisa kilikuwa kiukweli hasa ni topetope zenye kunuka wakati wa kupwa kwa maji.