original: a parallel to tributaries is the distributary , a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream .
simplifications: a parallel to tributaries -lrb- main river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake -rrb- is the distributary , a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream . similar to tributaries is the distributary , a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream distributary , a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream , is parallel to tributaries . a parallel to small streams is the distributary , a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream . distributary is a parallel to tributaries and is a river that branches off and flows from the main stream parallel to tributaries is the distributary , a river that branches off of and flows away from the main steam . a parallel to tributaries is the distributary , a river that splits off of and runs away from the main stream . a parallel to tributaries is the distributary , a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream .