tributary
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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
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
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
As the tributary climbed its way into the mountains, the fields around her filled with flowers.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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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