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What does headwater mean?

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Noun
  1. (plural) The source (and the initial part) of a stream
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Microbial nitrate in the forest floor was depleted in 15N relative to that exported in groundwater and headwater streams.
Madre de Dios River, Spanish Río Madre De Dios, headwater tributary of the Amazon in southeastern Peru and northwestern Bolivia.
Visitors can then reach the headwater ponds of the Main River in about 45 minutes by arranging a helicopter or float plane, in advance.
Monitor water quality in headwater lakes and streams, and characterize those for which insufficient information is available.
The solid line on Map 1 shows the verified drainage divide between Lac de Gras and the headwater lakes of the Lockhart River system.
Some populations like Early Stuart sockeye cover 1,100 kilometres to their headwater spawning areas.

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