Question

what is the difference between tributaries and distributaries

Answer 1

Tributaries means the rivers joining one main river and Distributaries means the splitting of the main river into two separate directions

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Answer 2

Tributaries are the rivers which join the main river e.g. Yamuna and Brahmaputra are the tributaries of Ganga

Distributaries is the opposite i.e. when a river branches into two or more. This are found near river mouths forming deltas.e.g. Hoogli river is a distibutary of Ganga.