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A Tributary is freshwater stream that feed into a lager stream or river. The larger, or parent river is called mainstream. The point where a tributary mets the mainstream is called the confluence. Tributaries do not flow directly to ocean. Example of mainstream is Ganga in India. The term distributary means when a river separates from the mainstream and forms an another river is known as distributary
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What are two terms thar relate to rivers?
Tributaries and distributaries. They're branches of a river.
What is the difference between tributary and distributary?
Tributaries flow into and distributaries flow away from.
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.
Can rivers split into two or only join?
As tributaries form to enlarge the river, distributaries form if there is a delta, but few rivers divide compared to those that only have smaller rivers contributing to them. No, they dont separate into separate watercourses.
What are the distributaries of ganga?
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What are the distributaries of kaveri?
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What are the distributaries of kaveri river?
Kollidam
What are the Ganges tributaries?
The main tributaries of Ganga are: The Chambal The Betwa The Son The other rivers which join it are: The Yamuna The Gandak The Ghaghara The Kosi
What is an delta?
a delta that contains many distributaries
What is arcuate delta?
a delta that contains many distributaries
What are the distributaries of Brahmaputra?
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What are the distributaries of river yamuna?
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