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A stream that runs into another stream or river is called a tributary. A river and all of it's tribunes together is a river system.
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What are some examples of a tributary?
The Missouri and Ohio rivers are tributaries
What do you call a place where a river rises?
it is called a tributary
What is the name of a famous tributary?
There is one on the Mississippi called the Ohio River.
Where is rio Napo located?
It is a tributary of the River Amazon. It rises in Equador
What does a tributary look like?
A tributary is simply a small stream that flows into a larger stream, and then on to join a river and, eventually, the sea.
What is the difference between tributaries and dis tributaries?
A tributary and dis tributary are both bodies of freshwater that eventually meet with or diverge from rivers, but they differ in the direction that they flow . A tributary is a stream that flows into larger river . A dis tributary is a stream or small river that splits off from a larger river and flows in a different direction.
What is the difference between a tributary and a distributary?
Tributary - flows into Distributary - flows out of
What is the smallest tributary?
A tributary is a small stream or river that flows into a larger main river or lake. The smallest tributary in the world is Roe River which is located in Great Falls Montana. This river runs between Giant Springs and the Missouri River.
What is the difference between tributary and distributary?
Tributaries flow into and distributaries flow away from.
Is the Mississippi river a tributary of the Missouri river?
NO. The Missouri river is the tributary
A stream or river that flows into large stream for river is called a?
A tributary.
What is the name of a river or stream that flows into a large river?
A Tributary
What is a tributary and how do they come to be?
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.
Why does a tributary not flow into the sea?
Because a tributary flows into a river. If a tributary flowed directly into the sea - it would be a river - not a tributary !
What is a small river that joins a bigger one?
The join of a small river (a tributary) joins a larger river (the main river) is called a confluence.
Is tungabhadra river a river tributary of river Krishna?
yes it is the chief tributary of river krishna
What is it called when a small river or stream that joins a larger river?
Its is called a tributary
