nothing but the source is the beginning
The point at which a river forms is called a river source. The source may be from a spring, melted snow from a mountain top, or a lake with a stream flowing out from it.
The headwaters.
The source of a river is where it starts as a tiny stream. The other end is the mouth, where it reaches the sea.
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