Q. What tributary stream runs parallel to and within the floodplain of a larger river for considerable distance, before eventually joining it called?
Answer: Yazoo stream
Notes: Yazoo stream is a type of a tributary stream running parallel to and within the floodplain of a large river for a considerable distance and then eventually joins it.

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