waterhead

[ waw-ter-hed, wot-er- ]

/ ˈwɔ tərˌhɛd, ˈwɒt ər- /

the source of a river or stream.

a body of water dammed up for irrigation, to supply a garden, etc.

Origin of waterhead

First recorded in 1560–70; water + head

Perhaps all the boats are engaged—and Billy Balmer is at the Waterhead.

Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) |John Wilson
Looking back, Yewdale Crag stands finely over the waterhead; Brantwood is opposite.

The Book of Coniston |William Gershom Collingwood
The famous road engineer in our day, Macadam, born at Waterhead, was descended from this ancient family.

Letters of Samuel Rutherford |Samuel Rutherford
The wind is singing a wild tune to-night—cannot be colder on our own heaths—and the waves dash like our Waterhead.

Hortus Inclusus |John Ruskin

Our old Waterhead Inn, where I was so happy playing in the boats, exists no more.

The Life of John Ruskin |W. G. Collingwood