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The smaller streams and rivers that feed into a main river are called?
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∙ 13y ago
Small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called tributaries. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean.
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∙ 9y ago
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Are there streams or rivers nearby that run into the James river?
There are thousands of smaller streams and rivers that run into the James River. ~thank you for the answer but what are the names of those streams. (name a few)
What are the smaller streams that a river gets water from called?
Tributaries contribute to the river in the early stage. Where a river forms a Delta the smaller rivers which branch out are Distributaries.
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.
Why do most rivers have wider channels than streams?
Streams are merely tributaries of rivers. A river is the wider channel into which smaller creeks, streams and rivers flow. (Streams do not flow out of rivers.) Streams carry water from higher sources, emptying into the river. As more streams empty into a river, it tends to become broader, simply because of the greater volume of water it is carrying.
What are the rivers called in Australia?
Rivers are still called rivers in Australia. Smaller rivers and streams, however, are called creeks.Some of Australia's rivers are:Murray RiverMurrumbidgee RiverDarling RiverLachlan RiverCooper CreekFlinders RiverDiamantina RiverWarrego RiverGascoyne RiverBurdekin River
Rivers and streams that flow into a larger river are known as?
Rivers and streams that flow in to a larger river are called tributaries. They all form in the same spot.
What is a river and all the streams and smaller rivers that flow into it together make up?
This would be a river basin.
What A stream that flows into a river is called what?
Streams run into larger rivers.
What is A stream that flows into a river is called?
Streams run into larger rivers.
The network of rills gullies streams and rivers in an area is called what?
A river system
What is it called when a rivers brakes up into streams?
It is usually the other way round. Moving in the direction of water flow, streams merge together to form larger rivers, the streams are called the river's tributaries. The point of joining is called a "confluence".
What is water call if collects in rivers and streams and oceans?
I believe it is called Runnoff...
