PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Tributaries
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Distributaries
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Canals
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Mini Rivers
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Detailed explanation-1: -These channels are known as distributaries.
Detailed explanation-2: -A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. Distributary channel is a stream that carries water away from the main river channel and distributes it to other area. Distributary channel has bifurcating channels that persists relatively independent of the parent stream. However, they may rejoin the parent channel or each other.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: When a river splits into smaller streams or channels, it creates distributaries. River tributaries are small streams of glacier water which merge to form a larger river. Tributary. Distributary. A tributary of a larger river that eventually joins the main body of water.