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What is the most important direction based difference between tributary and distributary?

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Correct answer: Tributary joins the main river and distributary branches away from it

A tributary and a distributary are identified by the direction in which water moves relative to the main river. A tributary is a smaller stream that flows into and adds water to a larger main river. A distributary leaves the main channel and carries part of its water away, often across a delta or a branching channel system. Thus, one joins the main river and the other branches from it.

The correct choice is A. The phrase “joins the main river” describes a tributary, while “branches away from it” describes a distributary. Option B reverses the essential distinction because both do not branch away. Water divides are high areas separating drainage basins, not rivers, and tributaries or distributaries are not restricted to rift valleys. Direction of flow is the simplest test.

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