- headwater
- noun Date: 1787 the source of a stream — usually used in plural
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headwater
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headwater — the upper reach of a tributary in a drainage basin … Dictionary of ichthyology
headwater — head·wa·ter (hĕdʹwô tər, wŏt ər) n. The water from which a river rises; a source. Often used in the plural. * * * … Universalium
headwater — noun The source (and the initial part) of a stream … Wiktionary
