A water wheel is
a hydropower system; a machine for extracting power from the
flow of water. Water wheels and hydropower was widely used in the Middle Ages, powering most
industry in Europe, along with the windmill. The most common use of the water wheel was to mill
flour in gristmills, but other uses included foundry work and machining,
and pounding linen for use in paper.
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