tributary
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Last month a number of salmon died when white paint was spilled into the Burn of Carron, another tributary of the River Spey.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
The 500-million-euro Achelous tributary project is to be completed by 2029.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
Cleanup teams are skimming and pumping oil from the tributary and deploying absorbent booms and pads to recover oil trapped along the creek bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
In August, Chinese mine officials, accompanied by Zambian government officials, went door-to-door in the village of Sabina, near a tributary of the Kafue River, residents recalled in interviews.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
In Snapfinger the oak grove became a troubled tributary of the Pearl River!
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Vocabulary lists containing tributary
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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