tributary
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Anglers fear "hundreds" of young salmon may have been killed in a pollution incident on a tributary of the Derg River in County Tyrone.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Cleanup teams are skimming and pumping oil from the tributary and deploying absorbent booms and pads to recover oil trapped along the creek bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
The Yamuna river, a major tributary of the Ganges, continues to suffer from severe pollution despite repeated clean-up pledges.
From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Coming out of a small tributary that emptied into the sound, they spotted Jim Don and Pinkie searching a shoreline on foot.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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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