page_title: Penstock
hierarchical_section_title: Penstock
caption_attribution_description: English: Penstock Malakkappara
context_page_description: A penstock is a sluice or gate or intake structure that controls water flow, or an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines and sewerage systems. The term is inherited from the earlier technology of mill ponds and watermills.
context_section_description: A penstock is a sluice or gate or intake structure that controls water flow, or an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines and sewerage systems. The term is inherited from the earlier technology of mill ponds and watermills.
caption: View of a penstock at Malakkappara
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