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tailrace

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tailrace [′tāl‚rās]
(engineering)
A channel for carrying water away from a turbine, waterwheel, or other industrial application.
(mining engineering)
A channel for conveying mine trailings.


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The water then gushes out of the plant into the tailrace leading to Elderberry Lake.
It was John Sutter, you might recall, who is credited with single-handedly igniting the California gold rush when he found nuggets in the tailrace of the mill he constructed to provide building materials for homesteaders.
Other recreation enhancements include establishing a new public recreation area in Rowan County; constructing new fishing piers at High Rock Lake and Tuckertown; improving access to the tailrace fishing areas at High Rock and Tuckertown; establishing 10 new dispersed, hardened campsites; funding to improve the Yadkin Pee-Dee River Trail; and adding new restroom facilities at several locations.
 
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