A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel, a phenomenon known as river bifurcation...
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Escravos River (distributary) Forcados River (distributary) Chanomi Creek (distributary) Nun River (distributary) New Calabar River (distributary) Anambra River...
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Stream (section Distributary)
(a parent river). Sometimes also called a branch or fork. A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from...
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Sulina branch (redirect from Sulina Distributary)
The Sulina branch is a distributary of the river Danube that contributes to forming the Danube Delta. The other two main branches of the Danube are the...
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IJssel (category Distributaries of Europe)
(Dutch: [ˈɛisəl] ; Dutch Low Saxon: Iessel(t) [ˈisəl(t)]) is a Dutch distributary of the river Rhine that flows northward and ultimately discharges into...
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separate streams (called distributaries) which then continue downstream. Some rivers form complex networks of distributaries, typically in their deltas...
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(Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑfxədɑmdə ˈmaːs]; Dammed-up Meuse) is a former distributary of the Maas River (French: Meuse) in the Dutch provinces of North Brabant...
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Ganga River (known as Padma in Bangladesh) Brahmaputra Hooghly River (distributary) Damodar River Barakar River Jahnavi River Jalangi River River Churni...
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Bargarh Main Canal (section Distributaries)
irrigation during summer and winter varies. Godbhaga Distributary Attabira Distributary Bargarh Distributary The first court case appears on 24 July 1956 between...
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Meghna River (category Distributaries of the Ganges)
the Padma River- the largest distributary of the Ganges in Bangladesh, along with the Jamuna River- the largest distributary of the Brahmaputra, join with...
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consists of Main Canals, Branch Canals, Link Canals, Major distributaries, Minor distributaries, and Watercourses or Field Channels. Main Canal: A principal...
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the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a distributary of the Mathabhanga River, which in turn is a distributary of the Padma River at Munshiganj in the...
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largest tributaries. Below the Tista, the Brahmaputra splits into two distributary branches. The western branch, which contains the majority of the river's...
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Padma River (category Distributaries of the Ganges)
romanized: Padmā Pôdma) is a major river in Bangladesh. It is the main distributary of the Ganges, flowing generally southeast for 356 kilometres (221 mi)...
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opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream. Distributaries are most often found in...
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channel-switching events build up a mature delta with a distributary network. Another way these distributary networks form is from the deposition of mouth bars...
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Farakka, it begins its attrition with the branching away of its first distributary, the 408 km (254 mi) long Bhāgirathi-Hooghly, which goes on to become...
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Staines reach (above Penton Hook Lock) at Staines-upon-Thames. Two of its distributaries, constructed in the 1600 – 1750 period largely for aesthetic reasons...
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domain. Lewis, K.W., Aharonson, O. (2006). "Stratigraphic analysis of the distributary fan in Eberswalde crater using stereo imagery" (PDF). Journal of Geophysical...
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Pugal, (Bikaner) in Rajasthan. Stage I also included constructing a distributary canal system of about 2,950 km (1,830 mi) in length. Stage II involved...
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delta had several distributaries, but these have been lost due to flood control, silting and changing relief. One such defunct distributary is Wadi Tumilat...
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river Waal (the main distributary of the river Rhine) to form the Merwede, while the Bergse Maas continues west as the main distributary of the Maas. Part...
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Rhine (section Former distributaries)
onward. This was followed by embankment of the major distributaries and damming of minor distributaries, which took place in the 11–13th century AD. Thereafter...
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Bystroye Canal (category Distributaries of the Danube)
deep-water canal in the Danube Delta that runs through the Danube Delta distributaries Chilia, Old Istambul and "Bystroe" or "Bystre". Through most of its...
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Hooghly River (category Distributaries of the Ganges)
lies north of Baharampur and Palashi in Murshidabad. It is the western distributary of the Ganges. The main course of the Ganges then flows into Bangladesh...
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The branch stream called Kimiria receives the waters of the Birupa (a distributary of the Mahanadi, Kelua and Genguti before re joining the main stream...
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branch off to feed the Central Marshes. Further downstream, two other distributary channels branch off (the Al-Musharrah and Al-Kahla), to feed the Hawizeh...
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the south. Between them, the river Ganga flows eastwards and its main distributary, the Hooghly River, flows south to reach the Bay of Bengal. The Siliguri...
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Ait, and its artificial distributary the Duke of Northumberland's River west of the Isleworth Ait, one of two Colne distributaries constructed for aesthetic...
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Press. ISBN 978-0-231-13242-8. J.P.M. Syvitski; et al. (October 2005). "Distributary channels and their impact on sediment dispersal". Marine Geology. 222–223...
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