"Headwater" redirects here. For other uses, see Headwater (disambiguation).
This article is about the heads of rivers. For the insurance company, see RiverSource.
River Wey near its source at Farringdon
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 regarded as the main stem.
confluence with another river. Each headwater is considered one of the river'ssources, as it is the place where surface runoffs from rainwater, meltwater...
the Nile is the primary water source of Egypt, Sudan and South Sudan. Additionally, the Nile is an important economic river, supporting agriculture and...
The main source of the largest river in the world has been a subject of exploring and speculations for centuries and continues to cause arguments even...
of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. RiverSource is made up of RiverSource Investments, RiverSource Annuities, and RiverSource Insurance. The firm is based in...
Look up source or unsourced in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Source may refer to: Historical document Historical sourceSource (intelligence) or sub...
collects into a river through surface runoff from precipitation, meltwater released from natural ice and snowpacks, and other underground sources such as groundwater...
The Source of Sviyaga River (Russian: Исток реки Свияга) is a complex natural hydrological feature listed in the inventory of a protected area of the...
Donaueschingen the request that the source in Furtwangen should no longer be labelled Donauquelle in official maps. The waters of rivers collect in a barely comprehensible...
Bhagirathi River converges with the Alaknanda River and travels onward as the Ganges River. The Bhagirathi River is mythologically known to be the source stream...
White River Daxia River Tao River Huang Shui Datong River Zhuanglang River Zuli River Qingshui River Dahei River Kuye River Wuding River Fen River Wei River...
rivers on Earth. It includes river systems over 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length. There are many factors, such as the identification of the source...
American place names created by Schoolcraft. It is the primary source of the Mississippi River which flows 2,340 mi (3,770 km) to the Gulf of Mexico. There...
The Pearl RiverSources is the source of three Chinese rivers, including the Pearl River. The Chinese name is Zhujiangyuan, and is located east of Maxiongshan...
rivers wholly or partly in Pakistan, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source....
route connected by canals to the Delaware River starting in the late 18th century. It also was an early source of hydropower at the Great Falls of the Passaic...
Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and a river considered...
Dhaulagiri is the highest point of the Gandaki basin. The Kali Gandaki riversource is at the border with Tibet at an elevation of 6,268 metres (20,564 ft)...
river is carrying 17.7 cubic metres per second (630 cu ft/s). Despite the lack of universal agreement on definition for determining a stream's source...
the general ranks of rivers, and not to place too much importance on minor (10–20%) differences in figures." The primary source for data in the table...
Academy of Sciences. As an essential symbol of the river formation environment, the riversource needs an objective and straightforward and effective...
river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob and is also the longest tributary river in the world. The river'ssource lies...
distant source until a 2014 study found it to be the headwaters of the Mantaro River on the Cordillera Rumi Cruz in Peru. The Mantaro and Apurímac rivers join...
of the river are traced at a smaller scale. The choice of the source obviously has an impact. Here we attempt to list the most distant source. When that...
Global Information