1. upriver - Adjective
2. upriver - Adverb
toward the source or against the current
Source: WordNetAll three dams are primarily for power generation and flood control, and do not have fish passage or navigation locks. citation Brownlee Dam, the most upriver dam, was constructed in 1959, and generates 728 MW of power. Source: Internet
After an initial miscommunication, the ship sailed upriver and became stranded near Pyongyang. Source: Internet
Being located at the beginning of the navigable part of the Saint John River, Indiantown also became a major terminal for vessels departing to ply their trade upriver. Source: Internet
Barge trafficking is possible upriver to anchorage sites in northern Richland, the upstream extent of Lake Wallula which forms behind McNary Dam. Source: Internet
According to the United Nations Environment Programme, it is the most polluted river in Kenya; Nairobi’s industrial area is upriver, and factories dump waste—petrochemicals, metals and more—into it. Source: Internet
A 2007 study showed that those fish that had ‘spent time incarcerated had a reduced migration rate and were more likely to be recaptured further upriver, disoriented, injured, sometimes dying’. Source: Internet