What are distributary?
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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.
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ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʀʏ, ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ, ɪs ᴀ sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙʀᴀɴᴄʜᴇs ᴏғғ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴏᴡs ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴀɪɴ sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟ. ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʀɪᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ᴅᴇʟᴛᴀs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴇɴᴏᴍᴇɴᴏɴ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ʙɪғᴜʀᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴅɪsᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʀʏ ɪs ᴀ ᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʀʏ.✌✌
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