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The word ‘dendritic’ is associated with—
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Dendritic drainage systems are the most common form of drainage system. The term Dendritic comes from the Latin word “Dendron”, meaning tree, due to the resemblance of the system to a tree. In a dendritic system there is one main river (like the trunk of a tree), which is joined and formed by many smaller tributary rivers. Dendritic systems form in V-shaped valleys; as a result, the rock types must be impervious and non-porous

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