River source
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river-source-295-16561522
title:
River source
text:
The headwater of a river or stream is the farthest point on each of its tributaries upstream from its mouth/estuary into a lake/sea or its confluence with another river. Each headwater is considered one of the river's sources, as it is the place where surface runoffs from rainwater, meltwater and/or spring water begin accumulating into a more substantial and consistent flow that becomes a first-order tributary of that river. The tributary with the longest course downstream of the headwaters is r
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description:
Starting point of a river
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_source
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date modified:
2024-04-07T16:45:19Z
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