as in tributaries
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
along with its influents, the Missouri and Ohio rivers, the Mississippi River drains all or part of 31 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces
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tributaries
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Potamopyrgus antipodarum, or New Zealand mudsnails, were found at two tributaries of the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Peters Creek and Turtle Creek, according to the report.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Following two decades of ice retreat, two tributaries to the north and south of the Alsek stopped feeding ice to the glacier.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Influents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influents. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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