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The smaller stream is a tributary of a larger stream, river or lake.
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∙ 14y agoNo. its a secondary river flowing into the main stream
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∙ 7y agoThe smaller stream is known as a tributary of the main river. Each tributary adds to the volume of the main river.
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∙ 14y agoA tributary flows into a larger body of water.
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∙ 11y agotributary
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∙ 12y agoTributaries
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When a small river flows into a larger one what does it eventually empty into?
Tributary
What is a river system?
Every river is part of a larger river system which includes the river and any tributaries that branch off of it.
What is the name for a small river joining a larger one?
It is called a tributary.
What are streams that join a larger river?
Tributaries are streams that flow into one primary river. A tributary can also flow into another stream or a lake.
What are the major river in Uruguay?
The Uruguay River and the Negro River ("Black River"). The first one is the longest (around 1,100 miles) and from where country takes its name and the second one is the one with a larger flow.
What is a small river that joins a bigger one?
The join of a small river (a tributary) joins a larger river (the main river) is called a confluence.
Is a tributary a large river that flows into a small river?
It is not. It is the other way round, a stream or smaller river flowing into a larger one.
What the name when the small river jion up the big river?
It Joins at a confluence. That is where the river joins the larger one.
Is a small river or stream called a river basin?
A small river or stream is not called a river basin. A river basin is a portion of land drained by a river and it's tributaries. It encompasses all of the land surface dissected and drained by streams and creeks that flow downhill into one another, and eventually into one river.
What is a 10 letter word where a small river joins a larger one?
Where two rivers meet is called a confluence.
Is a delta the same as a tributary?
No, because a delta is usually at the end of a river [leading out] a tributary feeds water into a river.
What river does not flow though Mozambique?
Shire?....dont know that one but the Zambezi river does flow through Mozambique.
