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A tributary is a smaller river that runs into a larger river name three tributaries of the Verde River?
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Tangle Creek, Granite Creek, Sycamore Creek, Wet Bottom Creek, East Verde River, Fossil Creek and Oak Creek.
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Where does a small river flow into a larger one?
The smaller stream is a tributary of a larger stream, river or lake.
What is the tributary of a river?
when one stream meets another and they merge together, the smaller stream is known as a tributary.
The smaller streams and rivers that feed into a main river are called?
Small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called tributaries. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean.
What is a stream that flows into a larger river called?
Tributaries; They contribute to the river system.
What is the difference between tributary and distributary?
Tributaries flow into and distributaries flow away from.
A river or stream that joins a larger one?
Tributary.
What do you call a larger river that flows into a smaller river called?
I think you mean a tributary. that is a river or stream that flows into a larger river. A strait is a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water. :) social studies notes. use them. :) :) :) :)
What term describes a stream or small river that flows into a larger river?
A small freshwater river or stream flowing into a larger river is called a tributary or feeder river. A tributary is a stream or river that flows into a mainstem (or parent) river or a lake. For example, a tributary can be a creek that flows into a river. Or it can be a small river that flows into a larger river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Some large rivers can have up to 100 tributaries. The spot where the smaller and larger river meet is called a "confluence". In contrast, a body of water that branches off and flows away from the main river is called a distributary.
What is the difference between tributaries and dis tributaries?
A tributary and dis tributary are both bodies of freshwater that eventually meet with or diverge from rivers, but they differ in the direction that they flow . A tributary is a stream that flows into larger river . A dis tributary is a stream or small river that splits off from a larger river and flows in a different direction.
What is the part of a river called tributaries?
The tributaries of a river are the streams or smaller rivers that join the main river. for example, the Missouri River is the chief tributary of the Mississippi.
Is a river or a tributary bigger?
Rivers are bigger, tributaries "conTRIBUTE" water to the rivers. Multiple tributaries connect to a single river making the river larger.
Where could you find tributaries and what is their names?
A tributary is any smaller river that has a source from a larger river. For example, there are several rivers that flow from the Mississippi River on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. These smaller rivers are called tributaries.
