Editing Watermill (section)

==Applications==
[[File:Monjolo.JPG|right|thumb|Watermill in [[Caldas Novas]], [[Brazil]]]]
[[File:Kohila vesiveski2.jpg|thumb|Former watermill in [[Kohila]], [[Estonia]]]]
* [[Bark mill]]s ground [[tanbark|bark]], from oak or chestnut [[tree]]s to produce a coarse powder for use in [[Tanning (leather)|tanneries]].
* [[Blade mill]]s were used for sharpening newly made blades.
* [[Blast furnace]]s, [[finery forge]]s, and [[tinplate|tinplate works]] were, until the introduction of the steam engine, almost invariably water powered.  Furnaces and Forges were sometimes called iron mills.
* [[Bobbin mill]]s made wooden bobbins for the [[cotton]] and other textile industries.
* Carpet mills for making [[carpet]]s and rugs were sometimes water-powered.
* [[Cotton mill]]s  were driven by water. The power was used to [[carding|card]] the raw cotton, and then to drive the [[mule spinning|spinning mule]]s and [[Water frame|ring frames]]. [[Stationary steam engine|Steam engine]]s were initially used to increase the water flow to the wheel, then as the [[Industrial Revolution]] progressed, to directly drive the shafts.
* [[Fulling mill|Fulling]] or ''walk'' mills were used for a finishing process on woollen cloth.
* [[Gristmill]]s, or ''corn mills'', grind [[grain]]s into [[flour]]. 
* Lead was usually smelted in [[smeltmill]]s prior to the introduction of the cupola (a [[reverberatory furnace]]).
* [[Needle mill]]s for scouring needles during manufacture were mostly water-powered (such as [[Forge Mill Needle Museum]])
* [[Oil mill]]s for crushing [[oil seeds]] might be wind or water-powered
* [[Paper mill]]s used water not only for motive power, but also required it in large quantities in the manufacturing process.
* [[Powder mill]]s for making [[gunpowder]] - [[black powder]] or [[smokeless powder]] were usually water-powered.
* [[Rolling mill]]s shaped metal by passing it between rollers.
* [[Sawmill]]s cut [[timber]] into [[lumber]].
* [[Slitting mill]]s were used for slitting bars of iron into rods, which were then made into [[Nail (fastener)|nail]]s.
* [[Spokemill|Spoke mills]] turned [[lumber]] into [[spokes]] for [[carriage]] [[wheel]]s.
* [[Stamp mill]]s for crushing [[ore]], usually from non-ferrous mines
* [[Textile mill]]s for spinning yarn or weaving [[cloth]] were sometimes water-powered.
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