upriver

Example Sentences

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Dozens of Wisconsinites volunteer each spring to keep watch against poachers as the sturgeon make their way upriver to spawn; thousands more come to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Frankie Delaney said he got sick after fishing for blue catfish at a favorite spot upriver from Georgetown in January, while sewage was still pouring into the river.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the leak's Maryland location upriver from Washington, much of it found its way to the waters skirting the US capital.

From Barron's

They would place the burden of water cuts on Arizona, California and Nevada while not requiring any for the four other upriver states — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times

Surely a tidal wave wouldn’t surge that far upriver, causing a flood, and wiping out everything in its path.

From Literature