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Downstream vs Tailwater - What's the difference?

downstream | tailwater |


As an adjective downstream

is lower down, in relation to a river or stream.

As an adverb downstream

is following the path of a river or stream.

As a noun tailwater is

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

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