tributary stream

Examples (10)

• A small tributary stream meanders through the valley before joining the main river.
• The ecological balance of the entire river system depends on the health of its tributary streams.
• During spring thaw, the volume of the tributary stream significantly increases.
• Explorers followed the winding path of a tributary stream deep into the uncharted wilderness.
• Pollution detected in the main river was traced back to an industrial outflow in a tributary stream.
• Children often play in the shallow waters of the nearby tributary stream during summer.
• The construction of the dam affected the natural flow of several tributary streams.
• Scientists are studying how climate change impacts the water levels of mountain tributary streams.
• To reach the waterfall, hikers must cross a narrow tributary stream via a makeshift bridge.
• The forest provides a natural filter for the water flowing through the tributary stream into the lake.