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When other rivers or lakes join to the main river . It is called the tributary .

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a tributary is a small feeder stream or even a river in its own rite that adds to the main river flow capacity. they can join the main river at any point along its course

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When a river receives water and sediment from a smaller stream or river that flows into it

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The largest tributary of Lake Victoria is the Kagera River.

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A stream that flows into a larger stream or body of water

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its called a confluence

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