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Confluence, in geography
Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water
Bodies of Water

Bodies of Water is a band from the Highland Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, signed to independent record label Secretly Canadian....
. It usually refers to the point where a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 joins a more major river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
, called the mainstem
Mainstem (hydrology)

A mainstem is defined as the principal river within a given drainage basin, in the case where a number of tributaries discharge into a larger watercourse....
, when that major river is also the highest order stream
Strahler Stream Order

The Strahler Stream Order is a simple hydrology algorithm used to define stream size based on a hierarchy of tributary.The streams range from one to the most powerful which is the Amazon River at "12." The Ohio River is an "8" and the Mississippi River is a "10." 80 percent of the streams and rivers on the planet are first or second orde...
 in the drainage basin
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
.

The term is also used to describe the meeting of tidal or other non-riverine bodies of water, such as two canals or a canal and a lake.






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Confluence, in geography
Geography

Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth"....
, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water
Bodies of Water

Bodies of Water is a band from the Highland Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, signed to independent record label Secretly Canadian....
. It usually refers to the point where a tributary
Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
 joins a more major river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
, called the mainstem
Mainstem (hydrology)

A mainstem is defined as the principal river within a given drainage basin, in the case where a number of tributaries discharge into a larger watercourse....
, when that major river is also the highest order stream
Strahler Stream Order

The Strahler Stream Order is a simple hydrology algorithm used to define stream size based on a hierarchy of tributary.The streams range from one to the most powerful which is the Amazon River at "12." The Ohio River is an "8" and the Mississippi River is a "10." 80 percent of the streams and rivers on the planet are first or second orde...
 in the drainage basin
Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
.

The term is also used to describe the meeting of tidal or other non-riverine bodies of water, such as two canals or a canal and a lake. A one-mile (1.6 km) portion of the Industrial Canal
Industrial Canal

The Industrial Canal is a 5.5 mile waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The waterway's proper name, as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on NOAA nautical charts, is Inner Harbor Navigation Canal ....
 in New Orleans accommodates the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States of the United States....
 and the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal

The Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal is a channel that provides a shorter route between the Gulf of Mexico and New Orleans, Louisiana's inner harbor....
; therefore those three waterways are confluent there.

Notable confluences


  • Allahabad
    Allahabad

    Allahabad also known as Prayag is a city in the north Indian States and territories of India of Uttar Pradesh, situated at the confluence of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers....
     in India
    India

    India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
    , where the sacred rivers Ganges, Yamuna
    Yamuna

    The Yamuna is a major tributary river of the Ganges in northern India. With a total length of around , it is the largest tributary of the Ganges....
     and Saraswati
    Saraswati

    Hindus believe that Saraswati is the Devi of knowledge, music and the arts. Saraswati has been identified with the Vedic period Saraswati River....
     meet. It is one of the holiest places in Hinduism
    Hinduism

    'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
    . The confluence itself is called Triveni Sangam.
  • The merging of the Monongahela
    Monongahela River

    The Monongahela River is a river on the Allegheny Plateau in North-Central West Virginia West Virginia and south Western Pennsylvania Pennsylvania in the United States....
     and Allegheny
    Allegheny River

    The Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point State Park#History" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
     Rivers. This merging point is the beginning of the Ohio River
    Ohio River

    The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
    , thus forming a confluence in Pittsburgh.
  • The Madison
    Madison River

    The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson River and Gallatin River rivers near Three Forks, Montana form the Missouri River....
    , Jefferson
    Jefferson River

    The Jefferson River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in the U.S. state of Montana.The Jefferson River and the Madison River form the official beginning of the Missouri at Missouri Headwaters State Park near Three Forks, Montana....
     and Gallatin
    Gallatin River

    The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi , in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana. It is one of three rivers, along with the Jefferson River and Madison River, that converge near Three Forks, Montana, to form the Missouri....
     Rivers in Three Forks, Montana
    Three Forks, Montana

    Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, Montana, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2000 United States Census. Three Forks is named because it lies near the point, in Missouri Headwaters State Park, where the Jefferson River, Madison River, and Gallatin Rivers converge to form the Missouri River....
     form the confluence of the Missouri River
    Missouri River

    The Missouri River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, and the longest river in the United States of America. The Missouri begins at the confluence of the Madison River, Jefferson River, and Gallatin River rivers in Montana, and flows through Missouri River Valley south and east into the Mississippi north of St....
    , one of the longest rivers in the United States (2,341 miles (3,767 km)).
  • Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur

    Kuala Lumpur , is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of , has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million....
     the capital of Malaysia
    Malaysia

    Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
    , is situated at the confluence of the Sungai Gombak, (previously known as Sungai Lumpur, which means muddy river) and Sungai Klang (Klang river).
  • Passau
    Passau

    Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany, known also as the Dreifl?ssestadt , because the Danube is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz coming out of the Bavarian Forest to the North....
     known also as the Dreiflüssestadt (City of Three Rivers), because the Danube River is joined there by the Inn River
    Inn River

    The Inn is a river in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. It is a right tributary of the Danube and is approximately 500km long. The highest point of its drainage basin is the summit of Piz Bernina, at 4,049 metres....
     from the South, and the Ilz River coming out of the Bavarian Forest
    Bavarian Forest

    The Bavarian Forest is a wooded low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany. It extends along the Czech Republic border and is continued on the Czech side by the Bohemian Forest ....
     to the North.
  • Manaus
    Manaus

    Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of Amazonas state. It is situated at the confluence of the Rio Negro and River Solim?es rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and is a popular tourism destination....
    , Brazil
    Brazil

    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
     is located on the Rio Negro near its confluence with the Amazon
    Amazon River

    The Amazon River of South America is the list of rivers by length in the world by volume, with a total river flow greater than the next top eight largest rivers combined....
    . It is the chief port and a hub for the region's extensive river system.
  • Osijek
    Osijek

    Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114,616 in 2001. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county....
    , Croatia
    Croatia

    Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
     is located on the right bank of the river Drava
    Drava

    Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It begins in Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and Hungary, before it joins the Danube near Osijek....
     25km upstream of its confluence with the Danube
    Danube

    The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
    .
  • Belgrade
    Belgrade

    Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies on international waterway, at the confluence of the Sava River and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkan Peninsula....
    , the capital of Serbia
    Serbia

    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
     lies at the confluence of the Sava and Danube
    Danube

    The Danube is the longest river in the European Union and Europe's second longest river after the Volga.The river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as the much smaller Brigach and Breg River rivers which join at the eponymously named German town Donaueschingen, after which it is known as the Danube and flows eastwards for a distance...
     Rivers.
  • The Hochelaga Archipelago
    Hochelaga Archipelago

    The Hochelaga Archipelago, also known as the Montreal Islands , is a group of islands at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence River and Ottawa Rivers in the southwest part of the province of Quebec, Canada....
    , including the island and city of Montreal
    Montreal

    Montreal, or Montr?al, is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada of Quebec and the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population....
    , is located at the confluence of the St. Lawrence River and Ottawa River
    Ottawa River

    The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It defines for most of its length the border between these two provinces....
     in Quebec
    Quebec

    Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
    .
  • The two largest rivers in Australia, the Darling
    Darling River

    The Darling River is the third longest river in Australia, measuring from its source in northern New South Wales to its confluence with the Murray River at Wentworth, New South Wales, New South Wales....
     and the Murray
    Murray River

    The Murray River, or River Murray and sometimes informally referred to as the "Mighty Murray", is Australia's largest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between...
     converge at Wentworth, New South Wales
    Wentworth, New South Wales

    Wentworth is a small border town in the far south west of the state of New South Wales, Australia. It lies at the Confluence of Australia's two most important rivers, Darling River and Murray River, the latter forming the border with the state of Victoria to the south....
  • Rovaniemi
    Rovaniemi

    Rovaniemi is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland of Finland. It is the administrative Capital and the centre of commerce of Finland's northernmost Province, Lapland, Finland....
    , the capital of Finnish
    Finland

    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
     Lapland
    Lapland

    S?pmi is the name of the cultural geography subregion traditionally inhabited by the S?mi people. S?pmi is located in Northern Europe and includes the northern parts of Fennoscandia....
     and one of the largest towns above the Arctic Circle
    Arctic Circle

    The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circle of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. It is the parallel of latitude that runs 66degree 33'39? north of the Equator....
    , is located on the confluence of rivers Ounasjoki
    Ounasjoki

    The Ounasjoki River is the Kemijoki River's largest tributary, as well as, Finland's longest single river tributary. It is also the largest river entirely within its borders....
     and Kemijoki
    Kemijoki

    Kemijoki , with its 550 km length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs through Kemij?rvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi....
    .
  • Winnipeg
    Winnipeg

    Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada. It is located near the longitude centre of North America, at the confluence of the historic Red River of the North and Assiniboine River Rivers, a point now commonly known as The Forks, Winnipeg....
    , Canada
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     is located at the confluence of the Red River
    Red River of the North

    The Red River is a North American river. Formed by the confluence of the Bois de Sioux River and Otter Tail River rivers in the United States, it flows northward through the Red River Valley and forms the border between the U.S....
    , and the Assiniboine River
    Assiniboine River

    The Assiniboine River is a long river that runs through the prairies of Western Canada in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.It is a typical meandering river with a single main channel embanked within a flat, shallow valley at some places, and a steep valley at other places....
    . The area is referred to as The Forks by locals, and has been an important trade location for over 6000 years.
  • Triangle of Three Emperors, former tripoint
    Tripoint

    A tripoint is a geography point at which the border of three country or subnational entities meet. There are currently 157 international tripoints....
     in Europe


Integer latitudes and longitudes

Confluence also describes a location where integer
Integer

The integers are natural numbers including 0 and their negative and non-negative numberss . They are numbers that can be written without a fractional or decimal component, and fall within the set ....
 latitude and integer longitude lines cross. The point in extreme northeastern New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
 at is such a confluence point. The Degree Confluence Project
Degree Confluence Project

The Degree Confluence Project is a World Wide Web-based all-volunteer project which aims to have people visit each of the integer Degree intersections of latitude and longitude on Earth, posting photographs and a narrative of each visit online....
 endeavors to catalog and photograph all such points on the globe.

See also


  • Aber and Inver as place-name elements
    Aber and Inver as place-name elements

    Aber and Inver are common elements in place-names of Celtic origin. Both mean "Confluence of waters" or "river mouth". Their distribution reflects the geographical influence of the Brythonic and Goidelic language groups respectively....
  • Sangam at Allahabad
    Sangam at Allahabad

    Triveni Sangam is the Confluence of three rivers near Allahabad, India. It is not just a place of the religious importance and the site for historic Kumbh Mela held every 12 years, over the years it has also been the site of immersion of ashes of several national leaders, including Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 ...