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Watershed
River basin
The Watershed is the highest point between two
adjoining river basins. A river basin is the area
drained by one river and its tributaries
4. Source
Confluence
Channel
Tributary
Mouth
A map of the river Wear showing the two
major tributaries, the Deerness and the
Browney
Deerness
Browney
Springs
source tributary
confluence
mouth
channelsprings
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The source of a river is the
place where the river starts