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...
- 000 m3 (5.1×109 cu ft) of water per annum, via a 15,290 m (50,160 ft) headrace tunnel to the Uma Oya Power Station, where water then discharged to the...
- 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...
- largest river hydroelectric scheme and is operated on a purpose built headrace connected to the River Shannon. The plant includes fish ladders so that...
- 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...
- 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...
- directed through four gates to the headrace channel. With the gates, the amount of water flowing into the headrace channel can be regulated. The gravel...
- (230 ft) tall gravity dam which diverts water through a 9.5 km (5.9 mi) long headrace tunnel to the power station which discharges back into the Chenab. The...