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...
- 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...
- comprising three Pelton wheel units of 40 MW each, which are fed through a 10km headrace tunnel from the Sewa II Reservoir, giving a maximum water head of 599m...
- Construction of Channel Construction of Channel Headrace Channel Headrace Channel Headrace Channel The headrace channel ends at the forebay tank. The forebay...
- 11.5 m (38 ft) high and its flow into the headrace tunnel is controlled by five floodgates. The headrace tunnel transfers the water to the southwest...
- 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...
- largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on a purpose built headrace connected to the River Shannon. The plant includes fish ladders so that...
- and have a total length of 1300m (170m and 1100m). The drill and blast headrace tunnel, which is 4 km long, 11.3m wide and 14.7m high, provides the turbines...
- Queen Elizabeth, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh. Part of the main headrace tunnel collapsed in August 2009, and remedial work was not completed until...