Definition of Headrace. Meaning of Headrace. Synonyms of Headrace

- race. The race bringing water from the mill pond to the water wheel is a headrace; the one carrying water after it has left the wheel is commonly referred...
- 6-metre (20 ft) diameter headrace tunnel where it joins the Hálslón Reservoir headrace tunnel. Before each of the headrace tunnels from the Hálslón Reservoir...
- 7.5 km downstream of Jinping-I, to divert water into four 16.6 km long headrace tunnels. These tunnels connect to a downstream point on the same river...
- largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on a purpose built headrace connected to the River Shannon. The plant includes fish ladders so that...
- turbines was replaced with a 2,500 horsepower one. Both the mill and its headrace tunnel are contributing resources to the St. Anthony Falls Historic District...
- reaching the power station, water is diverted through a 27.4 km (17 mi) headrace tunnel. Construction on the project began in 1993 and it was complete in...
- Omo River that is fed with water from a headrace tunnel and sluice gate on the Gilgel Gibe River. The headrace tunnel runs 26 km (16 mi) under the Fofa...
- water wheel on a wide stream or mill pond is called the head race (or headrace), and the race leading away from the wheel is called the tail race (or...
- generation. It will divert water to the south through a 10 km (6.2 mi) long headrace tunnel and into power station on the reservoir of the Dul Hasti Dam, on...
- diameter upper headrace tunnel. At the terminus of this short tunnel, the water drops 149 metres (489 ft) vertical shaft to the lower headrace tunnel which...