tailwater in English
noun
1
the water in a tailrace.
From 9pm, on January 2, to 9am, on January 4, the headwater at Boulters had risen ten inches, and the tailwater by 17 ins - this represented the peak at Boulters.
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1. Another Pat Dorsey fly from his book, Tying & Fishing Tailwater Flies, called the Buckskin
2. (17) Harbor Point Road flooded on May 22, 2009 at an Alton tailwater of 25.8 feet
3. (19) Dresser Island Road on May 22, 2009 with an Alton tailwater stage of 25.8 feet.
4. (18) Highway 94 north of West Alton, MO on May 22, 2009 at an Alton tailwater of 25.8 ft