Dam Ice
Posted By The Miller on December 23, 2010
The small washout gate (12in.) on the head race has frozen over with ice. I circled it is red. The water is still moving – red arrow. The other washout gate (2′ X 4′) is open a little and still flowing. These gates should keep the mill pond from silting in again. If the weather cooperates after the first of the year I hope to do some more work on the tail race.
I think we need to do some more work, can we change the direction of water flow? keep us update.
I fell upon your site by accident, and am so impressed! Wow! The bridge, the mill, the dam–what beautiful examples of clever, long-lasting engineering. And how nice that as old as they are, people like you have worked to preserve them and keep them in operation. Hope I get to visit sometime. Until I do, though, thank you for sharing your work with those of us far away. Hope y’all manage alright with the weather; it’s got even Texas much colder than usual and we’re all pretty discombobulated as a result!