millstreams
Waterways powering wheels
Millstreams are streams whose water flow powers a mill, or the currents of water that drive a mill wheel.
The word evokes rural landscapes of earlier centuries, when water-powered grain mills dotted the countryside: The old millstream ran behind the property.
Sometimes used nostalgically or in place names.
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- gristmillBuilding for grinding grain
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
- waterpowerEnergy from flowing streams
sluice · dam · flour · grinding · turbine · tailrace · penstock · headrace
waterwheel
River-powered rotating mechanism
- millpondDammed water powering machinery
- gristmillBuilding for grinding grain
- sawmillLog-to-board factory
waterpower · sluice · dam · flour · grinding · turbine · tailrace · penstock · headrace · grain
channel
Passage for transmission
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
rivulet · current · flow · streambed · tributary · waterway · feeder · runnel · rill · headwater
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
willows · idyllic · pastoral · picturesque · tranquil · village · cottage · landscape · rustic · England
millstreamsreservoirs
Bodies storing water supply
ponds · still water · standing water · lakes · cisterns