tributary
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Anglers fear "hundreds" of young salmon may have been killed in a pollution incident on a tributary of the Derg River in County Tyrone.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The park leads on to the Grand Union Canal Walk and is bordered by the River Brent, a tributary of the River Thames.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Toxins entered a tributary feeding the Kafue, Zambia's longest river and a major source of drinking water.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
An above-ground storage tank operated by Carbon California spilled the oil into a remote tributary of Sisar Creek near Ojai, contaminating about three-quarters of a mile of the waterway, according to state wildlife officials.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
“Dunno. Maybe he’s the god of a little tributary, like Old Father Thames is the god of the main river, perhaps. That would make sense. George Boatwright said he’d seen Old Father Thames.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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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