What is the geographical term for a river that flows into a larger river or lake, such as the Yamuna flowing into the Ganga ?
Tributary
A stream or river that does not reach the sea directly but joins a larger main river or a lake and adds its water to it is called a tributary.
The Yamuna joins the Ganga at Prayagraj, so it is a tributary of the Ganga.
A distributary branches out of a main river and flows away from it (as in a delta), an estuary is a tidal river mouth, and a delta is a landform of deposited sediment at the mouth.
Hence, Tributary.
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