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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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The South Nahanni River, or the Nahanni for short, flows 350 miles from its headwaters in the Mackenzie Mountains on the border with Yukon and across the massive Selwyn Mountains before emptying into the Liard River.
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Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
The startup essentially serves in an advisory capacity to clients who are looking to navigate the treacherous headwaters of the 21st century, providing counsel on everything from media strategy to communications both within the workplace and out into the global marketplace.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2024
The first section begins at the headwaters, in Colorado, and runs through New Mexico, where much of its flow is diverted into reservoirs for municipal and agricultural use.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Another major cause is unilateral water acquisition by Turkey, which is home to the headwaters of both the Tigris and Euphrates, at the expense of 60 million people downstream.
—Mukad Al Jabbari, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2015
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Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2024
The startup essentially serves in an advisory capacity to clients who are looking to navigate the treacherous headwaters of the 21st century, providing counsel on everything from media strategy to communications both within the workplace and out into the global marketplace.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2024
The first section begins at the headwaters, in Colorado, and runs through New Mexico, where much of its flow is diverted into reservoirs for municipal and agricultural use.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
Another major cause is unilateral water acquisition by Turkey, which is home to the headwaters of both the Tigris and Euphrates, at the expense of 60 million people downstream.
—Mukad Al Jabbari, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2015
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“Headwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headwater. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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headwater
noun
head·wa·ter
-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the beginning and upper part of a stream
—usually used in plural
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