Definition of Tailwater

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Tailwater

The term 'Tailwater' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' The water in the natural stream immediately downstream from a dam. The elevation of water varies with discharge from the reservoir. Applied irrigation water that runs off the lower end of a field. Tailwater is measured as the average depth of runoff water, expressed in inches or feet'.

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