upper reaches

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upper reaches

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  1. uncountable The highest or most northerly extremes of something. the upper reaches of the Amazon.

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noun the part of a river that is near where it begins

한국어상류 sangnyu, 물위 murwi
日本語上流 jōryū, 川上 kawakami, 水上 minakami
中文上游 shàngyóu, 上流 shàngliú
DeutschOberlauf
Tiếng Việtthượng lưu, thượng nguồn

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@misc{upper_reaches_2026,
  title = {upper reaches},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/upper%20reaches},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}