Confluence Common

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

"Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"

a flowing together

"The two rivers met at a confluence, creating a wide and powerful current before entering the lake."

a coming together of people

"The annual festival marked a confluence of artists, activists, and tourists all gathering in the city center."

The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the lake meet.

"The fishermen gathered at the confluence to net the fish that swim between the wide river and the calm lake."

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

"The fishermen gathered at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to spot the migration of salmon mixing from both waters."