tributary
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Last month a number of salmon died when white paint was spilled into the Burn of Carron, another tributary of the River Spey.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
Toxins entered a tributary feeding the Kafue, Zambia's longest river and a major source of drinking water.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 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
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.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
I went north on clear ground under the trees, or through the water when there was no clear ground; the river, a hasty little tributary of the Esagel, was still unfrozen.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing tributary
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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