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Detailed explanation-1: -A tributary is a river or stream that enters a larger body of water, especially a lake or river. The receiving water into which a tributary feeds is called the “mainstem, ‘’ and the point where they come together is referred to as the “confluence.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of 31, 200 m3/s (1.1 million cu ft/s).

Detailed explanation-3: -A tributary can be a tiny stream, but some are immense rivers. The Missouri River, for example, could be called a tributary to the Mississippi, even though it’s about 2, 500 miles long and receives hundreds of tributaries itself.