headwaters

plural of headwater
as in tributary
the beginning part of a stream the first exploration of the Missouri River from its mouth to its headwaters was made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s

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Noun
  • The Sacramento River and Klamath River basin and tributaries will remain closed to protect their salmon populations.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025
  • Most of that decline happened in the river’s tributaries and lakes, where the animal’s range has decreased by 91 percent.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Charlie Davis Season: 46 Placed: 2nd If Q was the hurricane blowing through Survivor 46, Davis was a source of calm geniality at the center, constantly quoting Taylor Swift songs while obscuring his careful, clever gameplay.
    Ben Rosenstock, Time, 29 May 2025
  • That is the spring source of a waterfall that cascades into new economic equations and, eventually, quarterly profits.
    Mung Chiang, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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“Headwaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwaters. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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