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A tributary, or an affluent, is a stream that typically flows into a larger stream (main stem or parent) or lake, or rarely into a smaller stream, e.g., the Esla tributary to the Douro. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem into which they flow drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tributary | is a | distributary | 0.90 | text |
| Tributary | is a | tributary that joins the main stem river closer to its source than its mouth | 0.90 | text |
| Tributary | related to Forks | In | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | United States | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | These | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | For | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | American River | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | California | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | North | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | Middle | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | South | 0.60 | section |
| Tributary | related to Forks | The Chicago River's North | 0.60 | section |
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