What is the term for the point of origin of a river?

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Answer:

The basic function of the rivers is to convey surplus rain water from land to sea.
Annually the rivers carry fresh water, equivalent to 25 cm of rain, evenly distributed over the whole land surface.
The point of origin of the river is known as - Source

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