Question

What are estuaries ? Differentiate between tributaries and distributaries

Answer 1

Estuaries are the tidal plains of a river,where the tides meet the streams.(where salt water and freshwater meet,fishes breed in this nutrient rich region )

Tributaries:a stream or river that joins a larger stream or river.

Distributaries:a stream or Chanel of water that separated from the main stem of the river and moves further away.