original: A parallel to tributaries is the distributary, a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream.
simplifications: Unlike tributaries, the distributary is a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream. A river forks off the main path and flows away from it. A parallel to tributaries is the distributary. It is a river that branches off of, and flows away from, the main stream. A parallel to tributaries is the distributary. It is a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream. A distributary is a river that branches off of and flows away from a main stream. Similar to tributaries are distributaries. A distributary is a river that breaks off and flows away from the main stream. Distributary is a river that branches off and flows away from the main stream. It is similar to a tributary. Similar to creeks is the distributary, a part that branches off of and flows away from the main stream. The distributary is a parallel to tributaries. It is a river that branches off of and flows away from the main stream. A similarity to the tributaries is the watershed, a river that branches off and flows away from the main stream.