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headwater(s)

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(1) the source and upper reaches of a stream; also the upper reaches of a reservoir.(2) the water upstream from a structure or point on a stream.(3) the small streams that come together to form a river. Also may be thought of as any and all parts of a river basin except the mainstream river and main tributaries.

 

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