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What (who) is tributary$84925$ - definition
![At [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia]] looking downstream, the [[Shenandoah River]] (bottom right) meets the [[Potomac River]], which flows from bottom left to top right, making the Shenandoah a right tributary of the Potomac, not a left tributary.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Harpers Ferry WV aerial.jpg?width=200 "At [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia]] looking downstream, the [[Shenandoah River]] (bottom right) meets the [[Potomac River]], which flows from bottom left to top right, making the Shenandoah a right tributary of the Potomac, not a left tributary.")
![The basin of the [[Amazon River]] is a system made up of many tributary streams. The streams shown on the map besides the Amazon are tributaries of the Amazon.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Amazonriverbasin basemap.png?width=200 "The basin of the [[Amazon River]] is a system made up of many tributary streams. The streams shown on the map besides the Amazon are tributaries of the Amazon.")
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![[[Huai River]] (itself a tributary of the [[Yangtze]]) and tributaries](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Huairivermap.jpg?width=200 "[[Huai River]] (itself a tributary of the [[Yangtze]]) and tributaries")
![[[Jialing River]] (itself a tributary of the [[Yangtze]]) and tributaries](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jialingrivermap.png?width=200 "[[Jialing River]] (itself a tributary of the [[Yangtze]]) and tributaries")
![Hun River]], [[Taizi River]], [[Dongliao River]], [[Xinkai River]], [[Xiliao River]], [[Xar Moron River]] and the [[Laoha River]]. The Xiliao River's tributaries are the Xar Moron and Laoha rivers.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Liaorivermap.png?width=200 "Hun River]], [[Taizi River]], [[Dongliao River]], [[Xinkai River]], [[Xiliao River]], [[Xar Moron River]] and the [[Laoha River]]. The Xiliao River's tributaries are the Xar Moron and Laoha rivers.")
![昂曲}}) are restricted to narrow [[gorge]]s, but the tributaries that feed its lower reaches (e.g. the [[Mun River]]) cover larger areas.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mekongbasin.jpg?width=200 "昂曲}}) are restricted to narrow [[gorge]]s, but the tributaries that feed its lower reaches (e.g. the [[Mun River]]) cover larger areas.")
![forks]]) is a highlighted example of a tributary of the Wabash River. The Wabash River is also a tributary of the Ohio River, which in turn is a tributary of the [[Mississippi River]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vermilion wabashrivermap.png?width=200 "forks]]) is a highlighted example of a tributary of the Wabash River. The Wabash River is also a tributary of the Ohio River, which in turn is a tributary of the [[Mississippi River]].")
![km}} before merging with it at the [[Triveni Sangam]], [[Allahabad]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yamunarivermap.jpg?width=200 "km}} before merging with it at the [[Triveni Sangam]], [[Allahabad]].")
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Wikipedia
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of 4,248 km (2,640 mi). The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of 31,200 m3/s (1.1 million cu ft/s).
A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries.
The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. Distributaries are most often found in river deltas.
