A confluence is where two rivers join together.
A confluence is the point where two or more rivers merge or flow into each other to form one. The term tributary is the one we assign to either river that is flowing/feeding into another.
confluence is the same as a drainage basin and tributary is the same as the source
The location where two rivers meet.
The place where two rivers meet is called a confluence.
confluence
Tributary - flows into Distributary - flows out of
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. ... A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet together, usually refers to the joining of tributaries.
The join of a small river (a tributary) joins a larger river (the main river) is called a confluence.
It is called the River Confluence. The smaller river being a tributary to the larger river.
It can either be a tributary or a distributary, where a river joins another or separate from one respectively.It is called a confluence. A tributary is a smaller river joining a larger one. A distributary is a river flowing into the sea.
As especially applied to river systems or to the circulatory (blood) system, a confluence means a joining, a flowing together, as a tributary does with a larger river.
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1. First of all, a tributary is a river that flows into a larger river. 2. A Missouri river a tributary. 3. THE major river of which the Missouri River is a tributary is the Mississippi River. The confluence of the Missouri River with the Mississippi River is at St. Charles, Missouri, located just north of St. Louis. 4.The Missouri River is the largest tributary of the Mississippi River, being not much smaller at point of confluence.
Tributary is the answer you are looking for, I believe.
A river is a large flowing body of water that empties into an ocean, lake, or another river. A tributary is a smaller stream or river that flows into a larger river. Essentially, all rivers are made up of smaller tributaries that contribute to the overall flow of water.