Its tributaries have colorful names (4)

I believe the answer is:

nile

(Other definitions for nile that I've seen before include "River at Luxor" , "Green" , "River of eastern Africa" , "white flower?" , "long-distance runner in Africa" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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