tailwaters
Below the spillway
Tailwaters are the waters immediately downstream from a dam, spillway, or hydroelectric plant.
The term is especially common in fishing contexts, where tailwaters often provide excellent conditions for trout due to the cold, oxygen-rich water released from dam reservoirs: The tailwaters below the dam are famous for trophy-sized brown trout.
Water-holding barrier
- outflowFluid exiting a system
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
release · spillway · turbidity · temperature · flow · channel · gradient · sedimentation
One who casts lines
- troutFreshwater game fish
- flyfishingAngling with imitation insects
- wadersWaterproof fishing garment
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
nymph · streamer · hatch · tippet · leader · barbless · mending · strike
Organism's natural environment
- troutFreshwater game fish
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
mayflies · caddis · stoneflies · midge · biodiversity · spawning · riparian · oxygenated
dam
Water-holding barrier
- outflowFluid exiting a system
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
streamflow · release · spillway · turbidity · temperature · flow · channel · gradient · sedimentation · confluence
angler
One who casts lines
- troutFreshwater game fish
- flyfishingAngling with imitation insects
- wadersWaterproof fishing garment
cast · nymph · streamer · hatch · tippet · leader · barbless · mending · strike · riffle
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- troutFreshwater game fish
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
insects · mayflies · caddis · stoneflies · midge · biodiversity · spawning · riparian · oxygenated · vegetation
- fishingfishing rod, fish, angling, bass fishing, fishing gear
- fishing spotsfishing spot, fishing hole, fishing pier, fishing dock, fishing grounds
- salmon fishingsalmon fishing, salmon, chinook, sockeye, coho
tailwatersheadwaters
River's starting point
reservoir · forebay · impoundment · intake · backwater
tailwaterssource
Point of origin
headwaters · inflow · feeder stream · tributary · upstream
water, tail, waterfall, underwater, waterway, waters, waterproof, watershed, tailed