can planting near a creek hurt or hlp

i plan to plant about twenty plants outside i know to help them i should start them off inside i have a water source in the woods its a creek can my plants suffer from being to close to the creek will the location of the creek affect how often i should water the plant

It depends on how the soil is,i was planning to plant a few plants near a lake but at some places the soil is realy realy wet and that's no good for the plants mon!