Assets / #76705: Historic Log Flume

Water rushes through a log flume, typical of historical logging technology. A system of flumes and dams was used to transport logs. This flume was constructed at a cost of $1 per foot. The 5-mile-long wooden flume used water to flush logs from the woods to a large sawmill on the Columbia River.

Public domain. Provided by the Colville National Forest

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