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The streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river are called tributaries. Tributaries contribute water, sediment, and nutrients to the main river, enhancing its flow and ecological diversity. Together, they form a river system, which is crucial for the surrounding environment and ecosystems.
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The smaller streams and rivers that feed into a main river are called?
Small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called tributaries. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean.
Are there rivers in Chesapeake bay?
Chesapeake bay is an estuary - which means it is a large body of brackish water between the ocean and the rivers and streams that feed it. Estuaries don't contain rivers, they are FED by rivers. Chesapeake bay is fed by the Susquehanna river, Patapso river, Chester river, Choptank River, Patuxent river, Nanticoke river, Potomac River, Pocomoke river, Rappahannock river, York river, James river, Wicomico river, and a lot of smaller streams.
A river and its tributaries?
A river is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river. Tributaries are smaller streams or rivers that flow into a main river. Tributaries feed water into the main river, helping to increase its flow and volume.
What streams feed in the Nile River?
the streams which feed on to the river nile is the white nile and the blue nile
What is one reason the amazon river carries so much water?
The rain adds more to it and some rivers connect to it . Thanx :-)
Which streams that feed into a river at various points along its course?
Such streams are known as the tributaries of the main river.
What river feeds into Lake Shasta?
Believe it or not, the Shasta Mountain that consists snow year round melts and creates several streams that feed lake Shasta. There are three main rivers : the McCloud, Sacramento, and the Pit rivers are the three largest that feed the lake. The largest of these, the Sacramento river, actually begins as a spring coming out of a hill in the park in Mt. Shasta City (Siskiyou county)
What kind of herbivores live in rivers and streams?
Some herbivores that live in rivers and streams include fish like carp, trout, and catfish, as well as aquatic insects like mayfly and stonefly nymphs, and crustaceans such as freshwater shrimp and crayfish. These animals feed on algae, plants, and detritus found in the water.
How do tributarys form?
Tributaries form through the erosion and transportation of sediment from higher elevations by flowing water. As water flows downhill, it carves out channels and collects smaller streams and rivers along the way, forming tributaries that feed into larger river systems. These tributaries help to increase the water volume and overall drainage area of a river.
Where does the water in a river flows into?
That would depend entirely on the river, but eventually it all ends up in the oceans. Some rivers flow into other rivers. Some flow into Lakes which may then feed another river or rivers. Some may even seem to just disappear (usually this would be a river that empties into a lake that then feeds off into underwater streams and rivers). The end result is the same. All water on the planet eventually makes it's way to the oceans if it doesn't evaporate into the atmosphere first.
What River feeds into the Rhine River?
The Mosel and the Rhur are just two. Many rivers feed into the Rhine.
Do rivers make lakes or do lakes make rivers?
Rivers can make lakes and lakes can make rivers.Rain, melting ice and springs make rivers. When a river gets to a wider, deeper part of its course, it has to fill this depression to the brim before any water can continue downstream. That is how a river makes a lake.When the water level gets as high as the lowest edge, water spills over and the river continues downhill.Or, in a depression in the land, small streams or underground springs may create a lake, feeding directly into it. Again, nothing happens until the bowl is completely filled with water. Then, at the lowest edge, the water spills over and a river heads downhill on its way to the sea. That is how a lake makes a river.
