How to Use headwater in a Sentence

headwater

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  • Each spring, salmon migrate upstream from the ocean to the chilly headwaters of rivers to mate.
    — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
  • This hilly bowl once formed the headwaters of Dolores Creek.
    — Thomas Graham, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2018
  • If built, Pebble would be one of the largest open-pit mines in the world at the headwaters of some of the most important salmon streams in the world.
    — Alaska Dispatch News, 9 Oct. 2017
  • But about 80 percent of the land is wild, with forests and headwaters of the Cuyahoga River.
    — Grant Segall, cleveland.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Its headwaters are at the confluence of Knight Creek and Trout Creek.
    — Trilce Estrada Olvera, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The Stevens Creek headwaters are nestled in a ravine, well below the parking area.
    — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The river has many sources including headwaters in the Catskills and Poconos.
    — Frank Kummer, Philly.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The Amazon runs over 4,300 miles from its headwaters in the Andes to its massive delta on the Atlantic.
    — Ken Jennings, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Cleveland Metroparks will host two tours that day for the public to view some of the changes that have been made to the 155 acres that impact the headwaters of Euclid Creek.
    — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland.com, 2 Sep. 2019
  • This is the pay-off for a snowpack at the headwaters of the Tuolumne that measured 149% of normal for May 1, the last of the official snow course readings.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • The hatch brings fly fisherman to the river in droves each year, but Brooks and TU worry that a rare-earth mine in the headwaters could change that.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024
  • Hubei province is a headwater of the Belt and Road Initiative.
    — Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2020
  • The 40-acre parcel is located at the end of Chamberlain Lane and contains the headwaters of Grindle Brook.
    — Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 29 Mar. 2018
  • All told, the stunning scenery of this oasis near the headwaters of West Clear Creek makes the difficulty of getting to it worth the effort.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • Folks bring their water jars and containers to the sparkling headwaters of the Sacramento River, which are in the town of Shasta at the base of the mountain.
    — Stephen Magagnini, sacbee.com, 28 May 2017
  • However, a proposed open pit copper and gold mine at the headwaters of the rivers, called the Pebble Mine, threatens the system.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The river snakes about 140 miles from its headwaters in Mexico to the Gila River, a green artery in a dry landscape.
    — Erin Stone, azcentral, 3 Feb. 2020
  • The lodge usually uses the boat ramp at the Sterling Highway bridge across Kenai Lake, the headwaters.
    — Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News, 26 Sep. 2017
  • For decades, the Silver River’s headwaters were part of a theme park attraction.
    — Carlos E. Medina and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Galena Falls is a hiker’s reward — a headwater tumble over a granite ledge about 2.5 miles along the Mount Rose Trail.
    — Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The company first announced its intent to mine for rare-earth metals above the headwaters of the Bitterroot’s West Fork back in 2022.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 8 May 2024
  • Baldwin Creek and two headwater tributary streams run through the preserve, and the area is a habitat for many plant and animal species.
    — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The Auglaize's headwaters start near Lima, Ohio, and the river is a popular spot for canoeing.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 20 July 2024
  • New mining projects and proposals in the headwaters of our most important salmon rivers threaten our way of life.
    — Frederick Olsen Jr. | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2018
  • The falls are actually a series of waterfalls on the headwaters of the Catawba River east of Asheville.
    — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 20 Oct. 2017
  • If the state builds this road and brings huge mines to the headwaters of the Kobuk River, villagers will get that centuries-old rate for their priceless homeland — the equivalent of that legendary $24.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Winter rains will recharge the headwaters of Sonoma Creek, which flows into a gorgeous 25-foot cascade.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 25 Oct. 2019
  • After thousands of miles of tunnels were dynamited and drilled, a giant open pit copper mine was dug near the headwaters of the creek.
    — New York Times, 25 June 2018
  • In the meantime, the black headwater catfish and silvery Mexican tetras will have the 3.5 million gallon pool all to themselves.
    — John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 15 June 2018
  • In the past decade, the company has advanced plans to excavate an immense open-pit mine, the Pebble Mine, right near the headwaters of some of Bristol Bay’s major salmon rivers.
    — Tim Sohn, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2017

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