词汇 | headwaters |
释义 | headwaters noun[ + sing/plural verb ] uk /ˈhed.wɔː.təz/ us /ˈhed.wɑː.t̬ɚz/ streams that flow into a larger river close to where it starts: (河流的)上游源头 In 1866, Livingstone began his search for the headwaters of the Nile River. 1866年,利文斯通开始寻找尼罗河的源头。 The Pecos River stretches hundreds of miles south from its headwaters in the mountains of New Mexico.佩科斯河起源于新墨西哥山脉,之后向南绵延数百英里。 The waterway runs from the Missouri River headwaters to the Pacific Ocean. Apache trout thrive in cooler, smaller headwaters of streams. The Green Swamp is the headwaters for five major river systems. Watercourses & waterfalls amazon arroyo beck bourne brook canalization cascade cataract Congo crick gulch maelstrom plunge pool raceway rapids rill riverbed riverine waterfall waterway Examples of headwatersheadwaters The headwater is a small pool by the side of a lane. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Coincidentally, a bridge crosses the creek near its mouth: as becomes clear afterward, the speaker traces the creek from the mouth to its headwaters. The headwaters of both streams are in the reserve, and they are up to 7 km long and third order within the reserve limits. Both core series were located near the headwaters of their respective bajoriver systems. The headwaters of the river, and the region where most of the precipitation occurs, is in the upstream nation, nation #1. A mining company's claim near the headwaters of a river, for example, could deprive farmers downstream of water that ran through their property. Boreholes need to be moved from headwaters to near the mouths of rivers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The historical arguments were telling, but as one went further and further up the headwaters of time they became more and more ingenious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Abstraction must be controlled and water resources generally managed so that our rivers and streams, and especially the headwaters, are not reduced to pathetic trickles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More and more water is being extracted from underground sources or from the headwaters of rivers, and returned lower downstream as sewage effluent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More and more the future of those people in the headwaters of the valleys depends on the actions of those down below, so to speak, in the valleys. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The headwaters of many small streams, which later turn into large rivers, gouge deep serrated valleys through the unconsolidated ash and pumice-rich earth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The dam's immediate headwaters and tailwaters still resemble this formation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The average annual rainfall in 1,000 mm in the northern part and 3,000 mm in the southern mountains where the river's headwaters lie. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Several regional streams and rivers also have their headwaters in the mountains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of headwaters These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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