tailwater

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noun The water located immediately downstream from a hydraulic structure, such as a dam, bridge, or culvert.

tail +‎ water

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A tailwater is simply the controlled flow beneath a man-made dam.

Field and Stream Guide: 50 Ways to Catch Spring Trout 2004
A tailwater is simply the controlled flow beneath a man-made dam.

50 Ways to Fool Spring Trout 2004
Okay, this may not be what you’d call a “warm” getaway, but the San Juan tailwater is one of America’s best winter trout fisheries.

Dry Flies in January Tim Romano 2007
The CCRWQCB is proposing to set limits on surface runoff from farms ( "tailwater"), discharges to groundwater, and stormwater runoff of sediments.

YubaNet.com 2010
I own and manage a fishing report on a trout tailwater.

Fishing for stocked fish... a little unsporting? 2009
I own and manage a fishing report on a trout tailwater.

Fishing for stocked fish... a little unsporting? 2009
There's some incredible tailwater rainbows below Stagecoach reservoir.

It's a Cutthroat World Out There... 2009
It is a tailwater fishery that supports trout nearer the dam, but in the middle yough there are giant, eager smallmouth, aswell as walleye and muskie.

Trip Report: Smallmouth on Pennsylvania's Upper Susquehanna River 2009
Truthfully, I'd trade 100 20-inch tailwater rainbows for just one 10-inch greenback cuttie.

It's a Cutthroat World Out There... 2009
There's some incredible tailwater rainbows below Stagecoach reservoir.

It's a Cutthroat World Out There... 2009