feeder

as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water the lake has several feeders that have their headwaters near the Canadian border

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“Feeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeder. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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