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A log flume or lumber flume is a watertight flume constructed to transport lumber and logs down mountainous terrain using flowing water. Flumes replaced horse- or oxen-drawn carriages on dangerous mountain trails in the late 19th century.
The tallest flume trestle was a staggering 300 feet (91 m) feet tall. In 1889, the Kings River Lumber Company began construction on a 54 miles (87 km) log flume to transport lumber from mountain mills to Sanger. The flume had a drop of 4,200 feet (1,300 m) in elevation.
Log flumes (colloquially known as log rides) are amusement rides consisting of a water flume and (artificial) hollow logs or boats. Passengers sit in the logs, which are propelled along the flume by the flow of water.
The Madera Sugar Pine Company was a United States lumber company that operated in the Sierra Nevada region of California during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The company distinguished itself through the use of innovative technologies, including the southern Sierra's first log flume and logging railroad, along with the early adoption of the Steam Donkey engine.
The log flume replaced the 'Burro Ride', which operated from 1961 to 1962. From 1963 to 1968, El Aserradero only operated one flume. Then in 1968, due to the ride's popularity, Six Flags added a second flume to next to the original doubling the capacity of the attraction. The park billed the ride as "the most popular and exciting ride ever ...
Log flume in Sweden, August 2010. A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. [1] [2] Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to transport water; flumes use flowing water to transport materials.
Splash Mountain is a log flume ride at Tokyo Disneyland.Other versions, which have since been rethemed, were formerly located at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom.The attraction is based on the animated sequences of Disney's 1946 film Song of the South.
The Timber Mountain Log Ride is a themed log flume water dark ride at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, United States. The ride is themed after the Knott's Calico Ghost Town. It is one of the oldest log flumes in the United States and is one of the most popular rides at the park. [1]