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the first exploration of the Missouri River from its mouth to its headwaters was made by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in the early 1800s
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Kerrville and west into the town of Hunt are the headwaters of the river.
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July 7, CBS News, 7 July 2025
On Saturday, May 24, the Seward Fire Department was dispatched to a rescue in the Fourth of July Creek headwaters amid reports that a 61-year-old male was underneath a boulder, a news release shared on Facebook confirmed.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 30 May 2025
The man was trapped May 24 in a boulder field in the headwaters of Fourth of July Creek in the Kenai Peninsula, officials said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The Amazon trip that starts in late November will explore the river’s headwaters in the Pacaya Samiria Reserve, a 5-million-acre wildlife sanctuary on the eastern flank of the Andes that is home to pink river dolphins, scarlet macaws, sloths, and monk saki monkeys.
—Eduardo Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
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July 7, CBS News, 7 July 2025
On Saturday, May 24, the Seward Fire Department was dispatched to a rescue in the Fourth of July Creek headwaters amid reports that a 61-year-old male was underneath a boulder, a news release shared on Facebook confirmed.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 30 May 2025
The man was trapped May 24 in a boulder field in the headwaters of Fourth of July Creek in the Kenai Peninsula, officials said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2025
The Amazon trip that starts in late November will explore the river’s headwaters in the Pacaya Samiria Reserve, a 5-million-acre wildlife sanctuary on the eastern flank of the Andes that is home to pink river dolphins, scarlet macaws, sloths, and monk saki monkeys.
—Eduardo Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
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“Headwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headwater. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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headwater
noun
head·wa·ter
-ˌwȯt-ər 
-ˌwät-
: the beginning and upper part of a stream
—usually used in plural
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