Feeder creeks, or 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.
Smaller streams that flow into rivers are called tributaries. These tributaries contribute to the overall flow and volume of the main river.
The main parts of a river system include the source (where the river begins), the course (the path the river takes), the mouth (where the river empties into a larger body of water), tributaries (smaller rivers or streams that flow into the main river), and the watershed (the area of land that drains into the river).
Streams and rivers flowing into a larger river or lake. They CONTRIBUTE to the main flow.
A river increases in volume as more streams join the main flow in the lower reaches.
A stream or river that feeds into another river is called a tributary. Tributaries play a crucial role in the overall health and flow of a river system, as they contribute water, nutrients, and sediment to the main river.
Rivers, streams or such like that flow into another larger river
Small streams and rivers that flow into larger ones are called tributaries. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean.
Such streams are known as the tributaries of the main river.
The network formed by a river and its smaller streams is known as a river system or a watershed. The watershed includes all the land area that drains into the river and its tributaries, with smaller streams feeding into larger ones before finally reaching the main river.
tributaries, the main river, and the main body of water that it flows into
The strongest current in a river system is in the main flow. There is less current in eddies and backwaters.