as in headwaters
the beginning part of a stream
the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas
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Already primed for catastrophe, townspeople’s discovery that developers had quietly targeted Acton for multiple battery projects stoked fears of industrial blight, fire and contamination of residential water wells and the nearby headwaters of Southern California’s last free-flowing river.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026 -
That’s less than half the typical spring flows during planting season, due to the low snowpack in the mountains west of Leadville above the headwaters of the Arkansas River.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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The property has over a mile of frontage along the Fall River and controls the Spring and Lava creek tributaries.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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Vast stretches of suburban concrete block its natural drainage, and thousands of homes have been built along its winding, sluggish tributaries.—
Dominic Boyer,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Headstreams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headstreams. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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