tributary

Beginning in December 1913, at the age of 55, he co-led an expedition to chart a tributary of the Amazon that is today known as the Rio Roosevelt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Along with his wife, Weinberg also runs Spruceton Inn set on the West Kill, a tree-encased tributary off Schoharie Creek that gives the surrounding hamlet its name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Two weeks ago the government announced the suspension of dredging in the Tapajos River, a key Amazon River tributary, after Indigenous-led protests.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

A wall currently separates the Nant Clydach tributary from the street, but the environment body, Natural Resources Wales, said building a raised flood defence wall was "not economically viable".

From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026

He made a brief excursion up the Bill Williams River, a tributary of the Colorado, then continued downstream through the Colorado River Indian Reservation, the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, the Imperial National Wildlife Refuge.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Hazmat materials got dumped right into rivers and tributaries.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Producing rare earths requires heavy chemicals and can produce toxic waste, with cases including illegal operations polluting Mekong tributaries in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia with arsenic and cadmium.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

The Colorado River and its network of tributaries supply water to seven U.S. states and Mexico, supporting drinking water, farming, and hydropower.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026

In one example among many, beginning in 2002 the IRGC’s Qomrud project diverted water from tributaries of the Dez River, flowing through southwestern Iran, to the religious power center of Qom in central Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

A lot of people travel around the state by boat, on the many tributaries of the Amazon.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann