Main stem
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main-stem-162-12963003
title:
Main stem
text:
In hydrology, a main stem or mainstem is "the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries". The mainstem extends all the way from one specific headwater to the outlet of the river, although there are multiple ways to determine which headwater is the source of the mainstem. Water enters the mainstem from the river's drainage basin, the land area through which the mainstem and its tributaries flow. A drainage basin may also be referred to as a watershed or catchment. Hy
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Final large channel of a riverine system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_stem
date created:
2007-06-21T03:32:09Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T12:43:36Z
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