Springs and streams around river (7)
I believe the answer is:
sprouts
'springs' is the definition.
(sprout can mean to spring up or develop)
'streams around river' is the wordplay.
'streams' becomes 'spouts' (both can mean flows of liquid).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation for river).
'spouts' going around 'r' is 'SPROUTS'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sprouts that I've seen before include "Brussels vegetables" , "Small cabbage-like veg." , "Green vegetable" , "Grows vegetables" , "Green vegetables" .)