Current (fluid)
# 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
