How does a yazoo tributary stream form on the landscape?

THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA THAT CONTRIBUTES GROUNDWATER AND RUNOFF TO ANY PARTICULAR STREAM. THE AREA DRAINED BY A DRAINAGE SYSTEM. read more

A Yazoo stream is a geologic and hydrologic term for any tributary stream that runs parallel to, and within the floodplain of a larger river for considerable distance, before eventually joining it. This is especially the characteristic when such a stream is forced to flow along the base of the main river's natural levee. read more

The earliest stage in the development of a landscape. During this stage, streams are actively downcutting and flowing straight for long distances with frequent waterfalls and rapids. The valleys are typically steep sided and V-shaped. read more