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The flume was a V-shaped trough built of knot-free sequoia carried by trestles of pine and cedar. By the end of 1889, the work crews had built more than 11 miles (18 km) miles of the flume, reaching the Kings River Canyon. As the flume entered the canyon, it became steeper and traveled over pre-built trestles anchored to the canyon walls. After ...
From this location, lumber was floated to Sanger, California, in a flume filled with water from the reservoir. The flume was the longest ever created, eventually stretching 73 miles (117 km) from Hume Lake to Sanger. [4] Designed and built by James Carroll Goss, the flume was used by both the lumber company and tourists.
Sanger is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 26,617 at the 2020 census , [ 10 ] up from 24,270 at the 2010 census and 18,731 at the 2000 census . Sanger is located 13 miles (21 km) east-southeast of Fresno , [ 11 ] at an elevation of 371 feet (113 m).
In 1877, The California Lumber Company completed a 54 miles (87 km) flume to connect the mill at Nelder Grove to the shipping depot at Madera. [4]: 16 [14] [13]: 11 In 1890, the Kings River Lumber Company completed the 62 miles (100 km) Kings River Flume from the upper Kings River area to Sanger. [9]: 65
The mill was connected to a 54-mile log flume, which transported lumber from the mill to the town of Sanger. Sequoia Lake, a man-made reservoir, served as the source of water for the flume. In the late 1800s, Millwood was a thriving lumber city with a workforce of over 2,000 people during the April to November lumber season.
Some varieties of flumes are used in measuring water flow of a larger channel. When used to measure the flow of water in open channels, a flume is defined as a specially shaped, fixed hydraulic structure that under free-flow conditions forces flow to accelerate in such a manner that the flow rate through the flume can be characterized by a level-to-flow relationship as applied to a single head ...
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They walked the steep boardwalk alongside the flume into the mountains until they reached Trimmer Springs Road, where they disappeared. Sanger Flume House, 1890. Chris Evans and Ed Morrell followed the flume all the way to Millwood near Sequoia Lake. Mariposa Street soon became crowded with spectators shocked at what had just occurred.