Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
A tributary, [1] or an affluent, [2] is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ... is a highlighted example of a tributary of the Wabash River.
List of major tributaries. The main river and tributaries are (sorted in order from the mouth heading upstream): Left tributary Right tributary Length (km)
Pages in category "Lists of river tributaries of the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other. (Source-upstream) Fraser River; Muddy Creek; Blue River. Snake River; Tenmile Creek; Piney River; Eagle River. Gore Creek; Roaring Fork River. Fryingpan River; Crystal River; Plateau ...
Two large tributaries (the Platte and Yellowstone) have their own separate lists because they would be too lengthy to include in part of another section. Data is derived from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographical maps and the USGS National Map.
Each headwater is considered one of the river's sources, as it is the place where surface runoffs from rainwater, meltwater and/or spring water begin accumulating into a more substantial and consistent flow that becomes a first-order tributary of that river. The tributary with the longest course downstream of the headwaters is regarded as the ...
Pages in category "Lists of river tributaries" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Pages in category "Tributaries by river" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aba River (Nigeria)