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What is the name of a stream that flows through the deposits of a delta at the mouth of a river?

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Canal

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Delta-mouth

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Lake

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Distributary

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The correct option is D Distributary
Distributary is called a stream that flows through the deposits of a delta at the mouth of a river. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributary is a tributary.

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