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Flume (WRT_2)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: wrt_2.ttl

Name

flume

Attribute

WRT Water Race Type

Definition

An open artificial watercourse normally inclined and having no gate, which conveys water for the purposes of material transport including water, hydraulic mining operations, or the study of water and sediment movement.

Description

Flumes are used in hydraulic or placer mining and in the logging industry. Unlike a sluice, a flume will not be controlled by a gate. A flume may be either on the ground or elevated above the ground surface.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

• BH065 Water Race

RWOI terms naming it

• RWO_01315 Flume

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.