upriver

[uhp-riv-er]

adverb

1. in the direction of or nearer the source of a river.

   It's hard to paddle a canoe upriver; an upriver settlement of tribes.

upriver

/ ˈʌpˈrɪvə /

adjective

1. towards or near the source of a river

noun

1. an area located upstream

Word History and Origins

Origin of upriver¹

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; up- + river ¹

Example Sentences

Whilst bears are generally solitary, this one was heading to feast with others on the glut of sockeye salmon migrating upriver from the Pacific to their origin lake to spawn.

From BBC

But 13 miles upriver from the park where he was jogging, the river began — at 3:10 a.m. — to rise 25 feet in just two hours.

From Salon

Reed said he isn’t surprised the fish have quickly made their way far upriver and into their ancestral creeks.

From Los Angeles Times

The state’s plan cautions, however, that spring-run chinook may not repopulate their historical habitats on their own because those areas lie more than 100 miles upriver from waters where they survive.

From Los Angeles Times

The two drove upriver to another research site.

From Los Angeles Times