Headwaters

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Headwaters

Headwaters are steep snowy watersheds at the source of rivers

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Headwaters are higher elevation stream basins, draining to floodplains, typically with constrained channels, and with a substantial portion of precipitation falling as snow. Headwaters typically flow into a floodplain. They are different than lowland watersheds because of their higher elevation, and that their streams and rivers are commonly confined and eroding

Sites and Places in Headwaters

The following sites are identified as being headwaters:

Efforts in Headwaters

The following efforts are being implemented by workgroups in headwaters:

Headwater Documents

The following pages describe documents that relate to headwaters:

The following documents related to headwaters have been uploaded to this wiki: