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the first exploration of the Missouri River from its mouth to its headwaters was made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s
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These projects manage most of the major reservoirs on the western side of the Sierra Nevada range, from the headwaters of the San Joaquin River to Shasta on the Sacramento River in the state’s far north.
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Northern areas of Colorado — including on the Yampa River and near the Colorado River’s headwaters north of Kremmling — have above-normal snowpack.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
At the base of the South Cumberland Plateau, near the headwaters of the Elk River, this is some lush territory.
—Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The conservation easement secures the land’s upland forests, 26 acres of wetlands, and Naugatuck River headwaters.
—Shelley Harms, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
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Tom Philp, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
Northern areas of Colorado — including on the Yampa River and near the Colorado River’s headwaters north of Kremmling — have above-normal snowpack.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
At the base of the South Cumberland Plateau, near the headwaters of the Elk River, this is some lush territory.
—Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The conservation easement secures the land’s upland forests, 26 acres of wetlands, and Naugatuck River headwaters.
—Shelley Harms, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Headwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headwater. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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headwater
noun
head·wa·ter
-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the beginning and upper part of a stream
—usually used in plural
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