How to Use headwater in a Sentence

headwater

noun
  • That’s the headwaters of the swamp.
    — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • That’s true of everyone from headwaters to delta, farm to city.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Each spring, salmon migrate upstream from the ocean to the chilly headwaters of rivers to mate.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
  • As bodies of water, rivers already have headwaters, mouths and arms.
    — Valorie Castellanos Clark, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • Kerrville and west into the town of Hunt are the headwaters of the river.
    — July 7, CBS News, 7 July 2025
  • The Stevens Creek headwaters are nestled in a ravine, well below the parking area.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Tree roots and fungi guide rainwater down to the water tables and create the headwaters for the rivers.
    — Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The river has many sources including headwaters in the Catskills and Poconos.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • It could be said that more people have stood atop the headwaters of the Flint River than that of any other one on earth.
    — David Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • If built, Pebble would be one of the largest open-pit mines in the world at the headwaters of some of the most important salmon streams in the world.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Its headwaters are at the confluence of Knight Creek and Trout Creek.
    — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Hubei province is a headwater of the Belt and Road Initiative.
    — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2020
  • But about 80 percent of the land is wild, with forests and headwaters of the Cuyahoga River.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Colorado is considered a headwaters state, meaning nearly all of the water used across the state starts as mountain snow.
    — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • For decades, the Silver River’s headwaters were part of a theme park attraction.
    — Carlos E. Medina and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The headwaters of the Colorado River are among the nation's driest places.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • While the river’s headwaters are near Salem, most of the outfitters are located in Steelville.
    — Kelsey Yandura, Midwest Living, 17 June 2026
  • Tie money to measurable results and sound governance, and benefits can travel from headwater villages to port cities linked by trade.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The hatch brings fly fisherman to the river in droves each year, but Brooks and TU worry that a rare-earth mine in the headwaters could change that.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024
  • Over the course of three days, more than 30 inches of rain had fallen in Busick, 7 miles away near the South Toe’s headwaters.
    — Usa Today Graphics Team, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The headwaters of the Yadkin River were not located in the area of heaviest rainfall and the threat for flooding has ended there.
    — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
  • Lake Assinica in the Broadback headwaters has attracted world-wide attention for its giant squaretails the past two years.
    — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026
  • All told, the stunning scenery of this oasis near the headwaters of West Clear Creek makes the difficulty of getting to it worth the effort.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • The Amazon runs over 4,300 miles from its headwaters in the Andes to its massive delta on the Atlantic.
    — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The heaviest rain is expected to occur across the headwaters of Peters Creek and Cache Creek.
    — Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Enjoy hiking trails with scenic overlooks and opportunities for paddling ⛵ and fishing near the river’s headwaters.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The lodge usually uses the boat ramp at the Sterling Highway bridge across Kenai Lake, the headwaters.
    — Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Sep. 2017
  • That snowpack forms the headwaters of rivers including the Colorado, the Rio Grande, and the Arkansas.
    — Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
  • These burn areas create barriers around villages, headwaters and sensitive sites, protecting them from wildfires during peak drought.
    — ABC News, 7 June 2026
  • Folks bring their water jars and containers to the sparkling headwaters of the Sacramento River, which are in the town of Shasta at the base of the mountain.
    — Stephen Magagnini, sacbee.com, 28 May 2017

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