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Q: What does the tributary do in a river?
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Is the Mississippi river a tributary of the Missouri river?

NO. The Missouri river is the tributary


A stream or river that flows into large stream for river is called a?

A tributary.


What is the name of a river or stream that flows into a large river?

A Tributary


What is a tributary and how do they come to be?

A tributary is a small stream of water that feeds into a larger stream or into a lake. So the Ohio River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, the Little Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, and the Genessee River is a tributary of Lake Ontario.


What are some examples of a tributary?

Examples of tributaries include the Missouri River, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River; the Willamette River, which is a tributary of the Columbia River; and the Illinois River, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River.


Why does a tributary not flow into the sea?

Because a tributary flows into a river. If a tributary flowed directly into the sea - it would be a river - not a tributary !


What is a small river that joins a bigger one?

The join of a small river (a tributary) joins a larger river (the main river) is called a confluence.


Is tungabhadra river a river tributary of river Krishna?

yes it is the chief tributary of river krishna


How would tributary be used in a sentence?

The small river acted as a tributary to the main channel.


What is it called when a small river or stream that joins a larger river?

Its is called a tributary


Is the missuori river a tributary that flows into the Mississippi river?

the tributary is the Ohio River. :o)


Does the Tennessee river flow into the Mississippi River?

It is a tributary of the Ohio River which in turn is a tributary of the Mississippi River,