A confluence is a river which is formed when two or more rivers combine to form a single channel of water. The confluence formed can be as a result of two smaller rivers joining to form one channel or two rivers separated by a strip of land upstream that rejoin downstream.
A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river ; or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name (such as the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers at Pittsburgh, forming the Ohio); or where two separated channels of a river (forming a river island) rejoin at the downstream end.
What is the confluence of two rivers called?
Also known as a conflux, it refers either to the point where a tributary joins a larger river, (main stem), or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name, such as the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania creating the Ohio River.
In Africa, confluences are found in West, Southern, and North African states. For example, in West Africa, the Benue River flows and joins the Niger River at Lokoja area to form a confluence. In Southern Africa, Chobe River flows into the famous Zambezi River in Zambia.
Mississippi basin Vicksburg, Mississippi lies atop bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Mississippi River with its tributary the Yazoo. The Missouri River flows into the Mississippi River at Jones-Confluence Point State Park, just north of St. Louis, Missouri.
What is the confluence of the Neman and Neris rivers?
Confluence of the Neman and Neris rivers in Kaunas, Lithuania. A confluence is a river which is formed when two or more rivers combine to form a single channel of water. The confluence formed can be as a result of two smaller rivers joining to form one channel or two rivers separated by a strip of land upstream that rejoin downstream.