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Head Loss

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Water

The energy lost from a flowing fluid due to friction, transitions, bends, etc.

Bureau of Reclamation — Bureau of Reclamation Glossary

The decrease in total head caused by friction, entrance and exit losses.

NWS — Service Hydrologist Reference Manual Glossary of Hydrologic Terms retrieved 2014-06-01

Weather

In hydrologic terms, the decrease in total head caused by friction

NOAA National Weather Service — National Weather Service Glossary