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n. - A waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine.

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  • In the configuration finally adopted, water to be pumped is taken from the headrace canal with a separate sedimentation arrangement in the forebay so that there are...
  • During the early part of the flood the timber dam of the Ludlum Steel and Iron Company, which raised the water to a height of 27 feet, and afforded 7.04 horsepower per foot...
  • Other improvements that will be started in the coming year include repairing and restoring the mill's headrace, which guides and controls water flow from the river to...
  • The headrace tunnel is
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