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2013
Broughton Log Flume
Portion of metal log flume that used to span John's road - now in a park in Bingen, WA
Part of flume that has fallen down - above MP 61 on Hwy 14
View from flume
Part of the flume above hmy 14 that is in better shape, but still falling down
A short section of flume that is mostly intact
Looking over the flume down to hwy 14
These are the "trip wires" that they used for the alarm - when these broke, water was diverted to Drano lake and the flume shut down
A short section that is more or less intact - on the slope above hwy 14
Looking uphill from the flume - if you look closely you can see wires - these were also part of the alarm system to warn of any potential breaks in the flume.
Looking up from the flume
View from the flume
They certainly used a lot of nails!!!
This was kind of interesting - they notched one of the "catwalks" aound a boulder - it looks like it has slipped a bit from where it was originally
This is the metal flume piece that used to cross Cook-Underwood road - it now sits near the entrance to Willard, WA (you can see the town sign in the lower right)
Underside of the road crossing flume
Underside of the road crossing flume
Family of deer outside of a house in Willard, WA
This is where the flume crossed the Little White Salmon river - you can see the footings in the middle of the river just above the center of the photo
Nicely preserved flume section in Willard, WA
Nicely preserved flume section in Willard, WA
Enf of the flume section in Willard, WA
The ditch to the left center is where the flume came up - this is where it crossed the Little White Salmon river
Hard to see this - but this ditch is where the flume came under Willard Road
Flume section on Chenoweth road - now a wildlife preserve - this flume ran under Chenoweth road
This was the "electric dump shack" - this was where the water was diverted to Drano Lake if the alarm wires were cut. The building that actually did the "dumping" is the one way in the background - the one in the foreground contained a bunch of 6volt batteries that powered the whole thing.
Old steps up to old deck next to the dump machinery - was this to help clear out log jams if the water was diverted? Or was this for maintenance work, or ????
This is the door that would open to divert the water to Drano Lake
This is a mostly intact section of flume near the Chenoweth road crossing - this section is elevated a bit - about 8 feet in the air.
Corner marked near the Chenoweth road crossing
A relatively intact section of flume near the Chenoweth road crossing