Mill pond

For other uses, see Mill Pond (disambiguation).
Hagley mill pond on Brandywine Creek in Delaware which fed the mill race powering the gunpowder mills owned by DuPont, historical armaments supplier in the U.S.

A mill pond (or millpond) is a body of water used as a reservoir for a water-powered mill.[1][2]

  1. ^ Random House Dictionary (1640–1650). "Mill pond at Dictionary.com". Retrieved 7 September 2013. mill·pond [mil-pond] noun 1. a pond for supplying water to drive a mill wheel. Origin: 1640–50; mill1 + pond
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