tailwater
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tailwater
Example Sentences
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The accomplished walleye tournament angler from Rapid City, S.Dak., fishes for tailwater walleyes in the fall and winter with a shallow-running minnowbait such as the original Rapala or a Smithwick Rogue.
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Eric Wailes, agricultural economist for the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has developed a computer program that helps estimate the cost of building on-farm reservoirs and tailwater recovery systems.
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We're on the Green River tailwater below Flaming Gorge Dam in northeastern Utah, which offers some of North America's best trout fishing.
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Unfortunately, as with many tailwater fisheries, everybody knows about it.
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On-farm reservoirs and tailwater recovery systems, as well as basic water conservation practices, offer practical solutions.
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