In hydrology, a main stem or mainstem (also known as a trunk) is "the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries". The mainstem...

rivers of the United States include 38 that have main stems of at least 500 miles (800 km) long. The main stem is "the primary downstream segment of a river...

A main stem is the final large channel of a riverine system. It may also refer to: "Main Stem", Duke Ellington's single Main Stem, Oliver Nelson's album...

"Main Stem" is 1942 instrumental by Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra. Although recorded in 1942, the single was not released until 1944 where it...

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is an umbrella term used to group together the distinct but related technical disciplines of science...

5% of people there is a right superior lobe bronchus arising from the main stem bronchus prior to the carina. This is known as a tracheal bronchus, and...

up Stem or stem in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stem or STEM most commonly refers to: Plant stem, a structural axis of a vascular plant Stem group...

navigation needs. Completed by 1900, the project reversed the flow of the main stem and South Branch and altered the flow of the North Branch by using a series...

Main Stem is an album by American saxophonist Oliver Nelson with trumpeter Joe Newman. It was originally released in 1962 on Prestige Records, and reissued...

larger stream (main stem or "parent"), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into...

sprouts 2 Stem development stops after termination of main stem by an inflorescence. Branches arise from axils of upper leaves of the main stem, exhibiting...

reach into five other Canadian provinces and territories. The river's main stem is 1,738 kilometres (1,080 mi) long, flowing north-northwest from Great...

is joined by the Dog River and then by the Middle Fork. The combined main stem river, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long, flows northeast through the...

164.79444°W / 62.59861; -164.79444 (Yukon River) — longest Bering Sea main stem river at 3,185 km (1,979 miles) Nelson River, Manitoba 57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W...

integra in the shape of a globe for the first 3 years, then, check the main stem below the head and prune away completely any growth from it. Salix Integra...

accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the...

around Fort Loudon, then turns south, and finally southeast, joining the main stem 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) north of the Mason–Dixon line. The Bridge in Metal...

turning to the east where it meets the Middle Branch to form the main stem. The main stem of White Clay Creek is formed by the junction of the West and Middle...

census of China in 2011, the East Branch Xiao River, was identified as the Main Stem of the Upper Xiang. The Ping Island of Yongzhou is the meeting of the...

81361°N 90.11972°W / 38.81361; -90.11972 (Missouri River) – longest main stem river at 2,341 miles (3,767 km). Mississippi River 29°9′4″N 89°15′12″W...

and the generation of hydroelectric power. Fifteen dams impound the main stem of the river, with hundreds more on tributaries. The Missouri River's...

whereby the main, central stem of the plant is dominant over (i.e., grows more strongly than) other side stems; on a branch the main stem of the branch...

it the 4th longest river in the United States and in North America by main stem. It originates in south-central Colorado, in the United States, and flows...

Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna system is the second-largest river on earth by discharge. The main stem of the Ganges begins at the town of Devprayag, at the confluence of the...

barrier to upstream migration for salmon and trout.: 37  The Salmon River's main stem stretches for 16 miles (26 km) below the Lighthouse Hill Dam before it...

Like all leaves, fronds usually have a stalk connecting them to the main stem. In botany, this leaf stalk is generally called a petiole, but in regard...

eventually killing the leaf. They soon migrate to the main stem, and with enough feeding damage to the stem, the entire plant may die. For this reason, it is...

below is solely that of the main stem. In the case of others such as the Mackenzie, it is the combined lengths of the main stem and one or more upstream...

vigilantes, mostly disgruntled salmon fishermen. By 2010, all of the main-stem dams downstream of a huge flood-control structure 157 miles (253 km) from...

Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is 1,151...