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Distributaries form when a river splits into multiple smaller channels as it approaches a delta or an area with low gradient. This splitting occurs due to sediment buildup, which reduces the river's capacity to carry its flow, causing it to branch out. Distributaries typically develop in regions where sediment deposition is significant, allowing the river to distribute its water across a wider area. Over time, these channels can evolve and change course due to ongoing sedimentation and shifting water flow patterns.
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What is a passage of water which exits a river to form its own stream?
Distributary
What is the difference between a tributary and a distributary?
Tributary - flows into Distributary - flows out of
What is distributary and how does it form?
the rivers in their lower coures split into numerous channels due to the deposition of slit these channels are known as distributaries
A river channel on a delta is what?
A distributary
What is the name of the distributary on the Ganga-Brahmputra delta?
Padma
What is a branch of a river that broadens out never to rejoin?
Distributary
What is it called when a stream meats a river?
A confluence.
What is a branch of a river that separates from a river and never rejoins it?
A distributary.
Is hugli and padma tributaries?
hugli is not a tributary. it is distributary of ganga river
What is a branch that flows away from the main stream that is often found in deltas?
Distributary
What are the differences between a tributary and a distributary?
A tributary is a river or stream that flows into a larger river or body of water, while a distributary is a branch of a river that flows away from the main channel. Tributaries add water to the main river, while distributaries branch off from it.
Which river flows through calcutta?
Hoogly river which is a distributary of ganga
