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	[[File:Mill_Race.jpg\|320px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. An example of a long mill race.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (August 27, 2015). ''Mill Race'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Mill_Race.jpg/740px-Mill_Race.jpg</ref>]]		[[File:Mill_Race.jpg\|320px\|framed\|right\|Figure 1. An example of a long mill race.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (August 27, 2015). ''Mill Race'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Mill_Race.jpg/740px-Mill_Race.jpg</ref>]]

	<onlyinclude>The '''mill race''' is a channel that carries [[water]] from its source - a [[hydroelectric dam]] or [[river]] - to the site of a mill using a [[waterwheel]]. This race directs ~~and diverts~~ the water to the waterwheel - either underneath it in the case of an [[waterwheel#Undershot Wheel\|undershot waterwheel]] or midway ~~up it~~ in the case of a [[waterwheel#Breastshot Wheel\|breastshot waterwheel]].</onlyinclude>		<onlyinclude>The '''mill race''' (also '''mill-lade''' or just '''lade''')<ref>Oxford English Dictionary entry: lade</ref> is a channel that carries [[water]] from its source - a [[hydroelectric dam]] or [[river]] — to the site of a mill using a [[waterwheel]]. This mill race directs the water to the waterwheel - either underneath it in the case of an [[waterwheel#Undershot Wheel\|undershot waterwheel]] or at a midway height in the case of a [[waterwheel#Breastshot Wheel\|breastshot waterwheel]].</onlyinclude>

	~~This~~ race can be a few [[meter]]s in length to several [[kilometer]]s depending on how far the water source is from the site of the waterwheel. A single race can serve one or many wheels.<ref>TR Hazen. ''How to Site a Mill'' [Online]. Available: http://www.angelfire.com/journal/millrestoration/site.html</ref>		The race can be a few [[meter]]s in length to several [[kilometer]]s depending on how far the water source is from the site of the waterwheel. A single race can serve one or many wheels.<ref>TR Hazen. ''How to Site a Mill'' [Online]. Available: http://www.angelfire.com/journal/millrestoration/site.html</ref>

	The phrase mill race is only used to describe the water channel directing water to an overshot or breastshot wheel. For an [[waterwheel#Overshot Wheel\|overshot waterwheel]], a special channel must be built to direct water over the top of the waterwheel. For this type of channel, a [[flume]] is used instead.<ref>Whitemill. (August 27, 2015). ''Types of Water Wheels'' [Online]. Available: http://www.whitemill.org/z0028.htm</ref>		The phrase mill race is only used to describe the water channel directing water to an overshot or breastshot wheel. For an [[waterwheel#Overshot Wheel\|overshot waterwheel]], a special channel must be built to direct water over the top of the waterwheel. For this type of channel, a [[flume]] is used instead.<ref>Whitemill. (August 27, 2015). ''Types of Water Wheels'' [Online]. Available: http://www.whitemill.org/z0028.htm</ref>

			==For Further Reading==
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[[Category:Done 2015-09-05]]
[[File:Mill_Race.jpg|320px|framed|right|Figure 1. An example of a long mill race.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (August 27, 2015). ''Mill Race'' [Online]. Available: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Mill_Race.jpg/740px-Mill_Race.jpg</ref>]]

<onlyinclude>The '''mill race''' is a channel that carries [[water]] from its source - a [[hydroelectric dam]] or [[river]] - to the site of a mill using a [[waterwheel]]. This race directs and diverts the water to the waterwheel - either underneath it in the case of an [[waterwheel#Undershot Wheel|undershot waterwheel]] or midway up it in the case of a [[waterwheel#Breastshot Wheel|breastshot waterwheel]].</onlyinclude>

This race can be a few [[meter]]s in length to several [[kilometer]]s depending on how far the water source is from the site of the waterwheel. A single race can serve one or many wheels.<ref>TR Hazen. ''How to Site a Mill'' [Online]. Available: http://www.angelfire.com/journal/millrestoration/site.html</ref>

The phrase mill race is only used to describe the water channel directing water to an overshot or breastshot wheel. For an [[waterwheel#Overshot Wheel|overshot waterwheel]], a special channel must be built to direct water over the top of the waterwheel. For this type of channel, a [[flume]] is used instead.<ref>Whitemill. (August 27, 2015). ''Types of Water Wheels'' [Online]. Available: http://www.whitemill.org/z0028.htm</ref>

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