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What is a tributary and how do they come to be?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 9/2/2023

A tributary is a small stream of water that feeds into a larger stream or into a lake. So the Ohio River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, the Little Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, and the Genessee River is a tributary of Lake Ontario.

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