Distributaries are formed when a river reaches near its mouth.
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river delta is a landform that forms from the deposition of sediment carried by a river as the flow leaves its mouth and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. ... The deposition of river's sediment at the mouth of the river in a large amount allows the river to form distrubutaries.
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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. The opposite of a distributary is a tributary, which flows towards and joins another stream. Distributaries are often found where a stream approaches a lake or an ocean. They can also occur inland, on alluvial fans, or where a tributary stream bifurcates as it nears its confluence with a larger stream. In some cases, a minor distributary can divert so much water from the main channel that it can later become the main route.
