Tributary definition

Tributary means a stream flowing into a larger body of water.
Tributary means a perennial, intermittent or ephemeral waterbody that flows into a larger waterbody, and includes a tributary of a tributary.
Tributary means any flowing body of water or watercourse which provides intermittent or perennial flow to tidal waters, coastal ponds, coastal wetlands or other down-gradient watercourses which eventually discharge to tidal waters, coastal ponds or coastal wetlands.

Examples of Tributary in a sentence

  • Prior to reaching Bunny Run, the Bunny Run North Tributary flows through an existing pond that is located just north of and adjacent to the roadway.

  • The Bunny Run North Tributary, a tributary of Xxxxxxx Creek, crosses Bunny Run at this low water crossing from north to south.


More Definitions of Tributary

Tributary in relation to any waterway means any other waterway from which water ultimately reaches the waterway;
Tributary means any flowing body of water or watercourse that provides intermittent or perennial flow to down-gradient watercourses that eventually discharge to the waters of concern (e.g., reservoir impoundment or salt pond).
Tributary means a stream flowing into a larger body of water. "umhos/cm" means micromhos per centimeter.
Tributary means a stream flowing into a larger stream, lake, or reservoir.
Tributary means those streams or stream segments which flow into or contribute water to another stream, stream segment, downstream reach of the same stream or other water body.
Tributary means a flowing natural stream which empties into a designated lake or canal, either directly or by flowing into another water course that empties into a designated lake or canal.
Tributary means any stream, manmade or natural, which contributes to the flow of the Hackensack or Passaic riv-