This flume diverts water from the White River in Washington to generate electricity

A flume is a waterwork with open water table, that leads water from a diversion dam or weir completely aside a natural flow, often an elevated box structure (typically wood) that follows the natural contours of the land. These have been extensively used in hydraulic mining, for the transportation of logs in the logging industry, electric power generation and to power various mill operations by the use of a waterwheel. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x766, 203 KB)I took this picture in June 2005 of the flume that passes through Buckley, WA and grants its use other the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x766, 203 KB)I took this picture in June 2005 of the flume that passes through Buckley, WA and grants its use other the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 2. ... The White River in Washington state flows around 75 miles from its headwaters near Mount Rainier to its confluence with the Puyallup River at Sumner. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... Waterworks may be: Look up waterworks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The water table is the upper limit of abundant groundwater. ... Impact of a drop of water. ... A diversion dam is a type of dam that diverts all or a portion of the flow of a river from its natural course. ... The bridge and weir mechanism at Sturminster Newton on the River Stour, Dorset. ... The word flow has several different meanings: In fluid mechanics, the word flow is often used to mean a complete description of the motion of a fluid. ... Hydraulic mining is a large-scale form of placer mining. ... Loggers on break, c. ... An overshot water wheel standing 42 feet high powers the Old Mill at Berry College in Rome, Georgia A water wheel (also waterwheel, Norse mill, Persian wheel or noria) is a hydropower system; a system for extracting power from a flow of water. ...

A flume can be used to measure the rate of flow, see Parshall flume. In fluid dynamics, the rate of fluid flow is the volume of fluid which passes through a given area per unit time. ...

In competitive swimming, specialized flumes with transparent sides are often employed by coaches to see exactly what a swimmer is doing wrong. The speed of the flow is variable to accommodate the full spectrum of swimming styles and ability. Recently, flumes became available in the retail market for the use of lower-level swimmers. These down-scaled flumes are ideal for a swimmer trying to improve but without access to a pool, as they easily fit inside any moderately-sized room. Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. ...

A flume is also a gateway through space and time in the Pendragon series. Pendragon, meaning head of the dragons, may refer to: Uther Pendragon, mythical father of King Arthur Stephen R. Lawheads Pendragon Cycle of fantasy books Peter Pendragon, star of Aleister Crowleys Diary of a Drug Fiend Pendragon (band) a British progressive rock band Pendragon role-playing game The above...

See also

• Log flume

A log flume ride A log flume is a horizontal structure that has a cavity for flowing water to carry lumber and logs and generally spans a long distance. ...

External links

• Parshall flume