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Bookmark or Share- Rivers, Streams, and Creeks | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.govScience. Publications. Rivers? Streams? Creeks? These are all names for water flowing on the Earth's surface. Whatever you call them and no matter how large they are, they are invaluable for all life on Earth and are important components of the Earth's water cycle. • Water Science School HOME • Surface Water topics •. Rivers, Streams, and Creeks.
- Tributary - WikipediaTributary. Nam Khan flows into the Mekong at Luang Prabang in Laos. A tributary, [1] or an affluent, [2] is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ( main stem or "parent" ), river, or a lake. [3] . A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. [4] .
- Understanding Rivers - National Geographic SocietyTogether, a river and its tributaries make up a river system. A river system is also called a drainage basin or watershed. A river’s watershed includes the river, all its tributaries, and any groundwater resources in the area.
- Tributary - National Geographic SocietyA tributary is a freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream or river. The larger, or parent, river is called the mainstem. The point where a tributary meets the mainstem is called the confluence. Tributaries, also called affluents, do not flow directly into the ocean.
- Mississippi River | Map, Length, History, Location, Tributaries, Delta ...Rising in Lake Itasca in Minnesota, it flows almost due south across the continental interior, collecting the waters of its major tributaries, the Missouri River (to the west) and the Ohio River (to the east), approximately halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico through a vast delta southeast of New Orleans, a total distance of 2,340 mi...
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