GENERAL GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The point where a tributary meets the mainstem is called the confluence. Tributaries, also called affluents, do not flow directly into the ocean. Most large rivers are formed from many tributaries. Each tributary drains a different watershed, carrying runoff and snowmelt from that area.

Detailed explanation-2: -A confluence occurs when two or more flowing bodies of water join together to form a single channel. Confluences occur where a tributary joins a larger river, where two rivers join to create a third or, where two separated channels of a river, having formed an island, rejoin downstream.

Detailed explanation-3: -• Confluence – the joining point of two. rivers. The Hydrological Cycle. The hydrological cycle or water cycle is a CLOSE system. It is the continuous movement of water between land, sea and the air.

Detailed explanation-4: -Confluence-the point at which two rivers or streams join. Tributary-a stream or smaller river which joins a larger stream or river. Mouth-the point where the river comes to the end, usually when entering a sea.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Hindu tradition, Triveni Sangam is the confluence (Sanskrit: sangama) of three rivers that is also a sacred place, with a bath here said to flush away all of one’s sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth.