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headstreams

noun

plural of headstream

as in headwaters

the beginning part of a stream the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas

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The proposal for developing a mine there, in a breathtakingly scenic area near the headwaters of the Bitterroot River, has attracted fierce opposition from environmental groups, outdoor enthusiasts, and local officials.

— Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026
Congress rolled back protections for the Boundary Waters, opening the door to mining in its headwaters.

— Mary Beth Laughton, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

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As a whole, dispersed across the World Wide Web, its river and tributaries, the words and images and videos form a new corpus of word and art.

— Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
But stocks have got so low that, in 2024, the Alaska government, in conjunction with Canada, shut down fishing for king salmon on the Yukon River and its Canadian tributaries for seven years—one complete king-salmon life cycle.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

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