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A pond is used to collect water, typically for later consumption. A mill pond is used to accumulate [[potential energy]] in the form of water for later conversion into [[kinetic energy]] in the form of running water which is used to turn a waterwheel and power a machine, typically a mill. Mill ponds are found in the company of water powered machines along waterways that could not otherwise reliably furnish the necessary power. | |||
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Revision as of 01:03, 26 April 2010
A pond is used to collect water, typically for later consumption. A mill pond is used to accumulate potential energy in the form of water for later conversion into kinetic energy in the form of running water which is used to turn a waterwheel and power a machine, typically a mill. Mill ponds are found in the company of water powered machines along waterways that could not otherwise reliably furnish the necessary power.
