tributary

An above-ground storage tank operated by Carbon California spilled the oil into a remote tributary of Sisar Creek near Ojai, contaminating about three-quarters of a mile of the waterway, according to state wildlife officials.

It lays out specific conditions that must be met for federal jurisdiction—for instance, tributaries must have a predictable and consistent flow to navigable waters.

Veins of emerald-green light spread from the walls, like tributaries, into the center of the room.

In August, Chinese mine officials, accompanied by Zambian government officials, went door-to-door in the village of Sabina, near a tributary of the Kafue River, residents recalled in interviews.

He also trained as a carpenter and, along with some friends, built his family home on a plot of land along Fish Creek, a tributary of the Snake River, in the shadow of the Tetons.