Answer: backwater

AnswerCrossword Clue
BACKWATERInlet
BACKWATERIsolated place
BACKWATERIsolated place.
BACKWATERRow in reverse
BACKWATERRetreat from a stand taken
backwaterAn isolated or peaceful place
backwaterA part of a river not reached by the current, where the water is stagnant
backwaterA place or condition in which no development or progress is taking place
backwaterwater turned back in its course by an obstruction, or an opposing current, as in a river channel, or across a river bar