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upvalley

upvalley

6.6
The higher part of a valley near where the river starts
  • noun
  • /ˈʌpˌvæli/
translation icon : parte alta del valle
  • During our trek, we found the best views upvalley as we approached the glacier.

Examples

  • The wildlife is more abundant upvalley, closer to the mountain spring.

  • As a temporary solution, a new effluent dumping ground was designated by the municipality in 1997 in Wadi al-Mariy, upvalley of Jeddah's rapidly filling landfill site.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Hikers often prefer to set up camp in the upvalley area where the water source is located.

Synonyms

upslope
vsupvalley
2 4.5

The higher part of a hill or slope

is about the upper section along a valley rather than one incline
upcanyon
vsupvalley
9.1

The higher part of a canyon away from the entrance

is broader and used for upper parts of wide gentler valleys

How Far

head
65 5.6
upvalley
6.6
mouth
169 3.1

Surface Forms

upvalley singular
upvalleys plural

Morphology

upvalley = valley (transparent) = up + valley

The nominal sense denotes the upper part of a valley and is directly composed from 'up' + 'valley'. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

The upvalley is simply the upper part of a valley: up ('higher') plus valley ('low land between hills'), meaning the area near the river's start. That's why the upvalley is often cooler and has mountain streams.