Mill race
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mill-race-257-13077684
title:
Mill race
text:
A mill race, millrace or millrun, mill lade (Scotland) or mill leat is the current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel (sluice) conducting water to or from a water wheel. Compared with the broad waters of a mill pond, the narrow current is swift and powerful. The race leading to the water wheel on a wide stream or mill pond is called the head race, and the race leading away from the wheel is called the tail race. A mill race has many geographically specific names, such as leat, lad
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description:
Channel for water driving a water wheel
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mill_race
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date modified:
2023-06-27T23:35:55Z
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