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headwaters
UK
/ˈhɛdˌwɔːtəz/
US
/ˈhɛdˌwɔtərz/
Examples
When a river issues from a lake it is the custom to regard the latter as the headwaters.
Lorsqu'une rivière sort d'un lac, on a coutume de considérer ce dernier comme sa source.
He was the first to see the headwaters of those two great rivers the Green Fork of the Colorado and the Snake Fork of the Columbia.
Il fut le premier à voir les sources de ces deux grands cours d'eau, la Green Fork du Colorado et la Snake Fork de la Columbia.