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ˈhɛdˌwɔ tərz, -ˌwɒt ərzhead·wa·ters
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headwatersnoun
The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
Etymology: head + water
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headwaters
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 source, 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 of that river.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of headwaters in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of headwaters in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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Seventy-one percent of the entire state of California drinks water that comes out of the Sierra Nevada, three-quarters of the people who live in our state should be concerned with how our headwaters are managed.
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