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
  • Venues of all sizes along the Guadalupe and its tributaries were flooded, with some, such as Lone Star Floathouse in New Braunfels, sustaining heavy damage.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2025
  • Experts say threats to water have an outsize impact in Pakistan because so much of its agriculture is supported by the Indus and its tributaries.
    Betsy Joles, NPR, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • This shift reframes resilience as a source of growth and stability.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Indeed, the former official said, Israel had largely given up trying to cultivate human sources inside Hamas and Hezbollah.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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“Headwaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headwaters. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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