Distributary
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A distributary, or a distributary channel is a stream channel that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. It is the opposite of a tributary, a stream that flows towards and into anoth
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, with the flow from right to left, showing several streams branching off from their main streams
A seasonal distributary of the Kaveri River on the Kaveri delta, near Nannilam, India
Delta of Papua New Guinea's Fly River
Atchafalaya River
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The Atchafalaya River is a 137-mile-long distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south, just west of the Mississippi River, and is
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…diverts from the main course of the river and rejoins it later. In North America such a branching river is called a braided river. In Louisiana, the Atchafalaya River is an important distributary of the Mississippi River. Because the Atchafalaya takes a steeper route to the Gulf of Mexico than does the Mississippi…
Atchafalaya River delta on the Gulf of Mexico; view upriver to the northwest.
Atchafalaya Basin Sherburne Complex Wildlife Management Area
Formation of the Atchafalaya River and construction of the Old River Control Structure
Two egrets on the limbs of a cypress in the Atchafalaya flood basin