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a stream that empties into a larger river is a Tributary
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What is a large stream of water that flows across the land and empties into a larger body of water?
A river is a large stream of water that flows across the land and empties into a larger body of water. A river usually empties into a sea or ocean.
What is a natural stream of water that is fed by other streams and empties into a larger body of water called?
River
What is a river or a stream that flows into a larger river or stream called?
A stream or river called that flows into a larger stream or river is called a tributary.
A stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water?
A river is a large stream of fresh water that flows across land and empties into an ocean, lake, or some other body of water.
What is the place where a river empties into a ocean lake or larger river?
tributary
What is a tributary of a river called?
A tributary of a river is a tributary.It might be a stream, a creek, or another river that empties into the first river.
What is a large stream of water that empties into another body of water called?
river
What is a natural stream of water larger than a creek and emptying intp an ocean lake or river?
There are two answers to this question based upon the way it is written. A. A large natural stream of water emptying into a large "body" is called a river; and B. A large natural stream of water emptying into a larger body can be called a tributary. Normally this is a smaller river than the "large body". Thus the Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
What is the difference between a River and a tributary?
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.
What is a stream of water that flows across the land and empties into another body of water?
river
What is the part of a river that empties into another body of water?
brook, stream, runoff The delta
Who is larger a river or a stream?
Usually a river
