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No, because a delta is usually at the end of a river [leading out] a tributary feeds water into a river.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoA tributary is small streams or rivers that join to form a larger one. A delta is where a river ends and merges with a larger body of water.
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A large stream of water that flows into a lake or ocean or other body of water?
A tributary I'm pretty sure..
What is a sentence using the word tributary?
The tributary flowed mostly into the delta, not the main channel of the river. The Missouri River is the longest tributary of the Mississippi river.
What makes the mohawk River tributary?
because it is the same as any other tributary
What makes the Mohawk river a tributary?
because it is the same as any other tributary
What is the name of where the river runs into the river?
I believe the word you want is delta. A delta is a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. A delta is often (but not always) shaped like a triangle (hence its name, delta, a Greek letter that is shaped like a triangle).
When a small river flows into a larger one what does it eventually empty into?
Tributary
How are tributary and drainage basin the same?
they both have to do with rivers and water.
Which continent is Mississippi river from?
The Mississippi is in USA, North America. With its tributary, the Missouri, it forms the 3rd longest river in the world. It has a delta in the Gulf of Mexico.
What are the names of almost all the landforms in the world?
Mountains valleys Mesa rivers lakes deserts delta island tributary peninsula canyons hills
Why does a tributary not flow into the sea?
Because a tributary flows into a river. If a tributary flowed directly into the sea - it would be a river - not a tributary !
What is a sentence with tributary?
a tributary is a stream
What is a small stream called that leads off from a main river?
It is called a tributary
