page_title: Anabranch
hierarchical_section_title: Anabranch
caption_attribution_description: English: Alaska. High-altitude oblique aerial photograph looking south toward the junction of the Yukon and Koyukuk Rivers. The Koyukuk River (dark color) joins the silt-laden Yukon River (light color) at the right. (Aircraft wing visible at upper right corner of image.)
context_page_description: An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main channel or stem of the watercourse and rejoins the main stem downstream. Local anabranches can be the result of small islands in the watercourse. In larger anabranches, the flow can diverge for a distance of several kilometers before rejoining the main channel.
context_section_description: An anabranch is a section of a river or stream that diverts from the main channel or stem of the watercourse and rejoins the main stem downstream. Local anabranches can be the result of small islands in the watercourse. In larger anabranches, the flow can diverge for a distance of several kilometers before rejoining the main channel.
caption: Anabranches at the junction of the Yukon River and the Koyukuk River in Alaska, August 24, 1941.
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