The starting point of a river is called a source. A smaller river that flows into a larger river is a tributary.
The starting point of godavari river is trimbakeshwar , near nasik , maharashtra
river mouth
glaciers
kishtawar
bangladesh
mostly from glaciers and mountains
mostly from glaciers and mountains
head watersIt is called the source.
The mouth of the river is NOT called the start. The mouth is the end of a river. The headwaters refers to the starting point(s). The starting point is called the source.
Called the head water.
The latitude at the starting point of the Nile River is 31 degrees north. The latitude of the end point of the Nile is 7 degrees south.