upriver
Toward the source
Upriver means toward the source of a river, against the current: We paddled upriver for three miles.
The word works as both adverb and adjective: an upriver journey, the upriver villages.
Opposite of downriver.
Toward a river's origin
- headwatersRiver's starting point
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
- portageOverland boat hauling
poling · against the current · boat · kayak · expedition · journey · voyage · passage
Stream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- sourcePoint of origin
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
creek · stream · channel · watershed · meander · floodplain · gorge · valley
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- migrationMovement to new territory
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
fish · wildlife · wetland · habitat · aquatic · biodiversity · estuary · delta
upstream
Toward a river's origin
- headwatersRiver's starting point
- paddleFlat-bladed water tool
- canoeSlender paddled vessel
portage · poling · against the current · boat · kayak · expedition · journey · voyage · passage · trek
tributary
Stream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- sourcePoint of origin
- springRecoiling metal spiral
brook · creek · stream · channel · watershed · meander · floodplain · gorge · valley · basin
spawning
Releasing eggs to reproduce
- salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
- migrationMovement to new territory
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
ecosystem · fish · wildlife · wetland · habitat · aquatic · biodiversity · estuary · delta · sediment
trading post
Remote commerce station
- outpostRemote military station
- villageSmall rural community
- encampmentTemporary military or refugee settlement
plantation · mission · dock · landing · wharf · ferry · crossing · bridge · mill · dam
upriverdownriver
Toward a waterway's terminus
downstream · seaward · oceanward · rivermouth
river, upward, rivers, uprising, rivulet, riverbank, riverbed, riverboat, riverbanks