Sentence examples for by the upper course from inspiring English sources

The plateau is crossed by the deep trench of the Salween River in the east and is bordered by the upper course of the Irrawaddy River to the west.

This range is separated from the Himalayas by the upper course of the Brahmaputra River (in Tibet called the Yarlung Zangbo or the Tsangpo), which flows across southern Tibet and cuts south through the mountains to India and Bangladesh.

The basin of the upper Dnieper is mainly within a forest area where peat-podzolic soils predominate (replaced in the southern portion of the upper course by podzolized gray forest soils).

The upper course is characterized by falls and rapids.

Environmental degradation along the upper course of the river system caused by the mining activity has been a source of political tension in the area.

It lies along the upper course of the River Thames (called by Oxonians the Isis), 50 miles (80 km) north-northwest of London.

Numerous tributaries, including the Manu, Colorado Arana, Pariamanu, and Tambopata, flow into the main river, the upper course of which can be navigated by small craft.

The lower course of the Branco is easily navigable, but the upper course contains numerous rapids.

Draining an area of 1,270 square miles (3,289 square km), the lake receives the upper course of the Waikato River (there called the Tongariro River) from the south and empties by its lower course in the northeast.

The upper course is impounded at Lagdo.

The upper courses of these rivers all flow through deep gorges within a short distance of each other, separated by steep, sheer peaks.