What are the streams and small rivers that feed into main rivers called?

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Geography

Eden Madden

12 April, 07:30

What are the streams and small rivers that feed into main rivers called?

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Alfredo Odom · Answer 1

They are called tributaries (tributary)

Roy Weber · Answer 2

The streams and small rivers that feed into the main rivers are called tributaries! An example of a tributary is the Illinois river, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River!