The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the place from which the water in the river or stream originate. These sources are usually small springs found high up in the hills or mountains and near to what is called a drainage divide - a ridge of ground which separates land drainage systems with the waters on one side flowing to a different destination to the waters on the other.
The Indus and the Ganges Rivers
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The Amazon
The watershed.
oceans
The major rivers that start in the Kunlun Mountains are the Yangtze River and the Yellow River in China. These two rivers are vital for irrigation, transportation, and agriculture in the region.
NO. There are many rivers that begin in countries that have no mountains. Rivers ofter start from a spring that feeds a creek that then joins with other creeks or streams to become a river.
Euphrates
the Headwaters
Moselle...
Missouri/Missisippi
Feller Bach, Fils, Franconian Saale, Freiberger Mulde, Fuhse and Fulda rivers are rivers in Germany.