Tailrace

Japanese: tailrace
Tailrace

…The many tailraces in the Huai River Basin in China and the Mississippi River tailrace are well known around the world. In addition, a waterway that discharges water after use at a hydroelectric power plant is also called a tailrace. Flood [Takashi Okuma]. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "tailrace" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…世界的には,中国の淮河(わいが)流域の多数の放水路やミシシッピ川の放水路が著名である。なお,水力発電所で利用した後の水を放流するための水路も放水路tailraceという。洪水【大熊 孝】。…

※「tailrace」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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