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headstream

noun

ˈhed-ˌstrēm

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as in headwater

the beginning part of a stream the headstreams of the Ganges River arise in the Himalayas

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headwater

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The headwaters of the Colorado River, a vital source of water for 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland, is drier than anyone can remember, my colleague Ian James reports.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Its headwaters are in Indian River County, its mouth in the Atlantic near Jacksonville, which is the furthest place Sanders Fish House delivers its wild catch.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

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