Friday, August 19, 2022

One of my favorite subjects: The watergate! This valve controlled the flow of water from the White River into the very first hydroelectric powerplant in Oregon--over 110 years ago.


 

8 comments:

Elephant's Child said...

Wow.

roentare said...

This truly old and surviving the time decay!

Andy said...

Wow! 110 years is a long time. I hope the juice is still flowing.

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Gostei.
Um abraço e bom fim-de-semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados

Taken For Granted said...

Always good to have control of the flowing water.

VENTANA DE FOTO said...

¡Si que tiene antigúedad la válvula !

La vegetación está esplendorosa. El agua no le tiene que faltar.

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Beautiful photo and interesting history!

Margaret D said...

That's a long time ago and it's good to be able to see it.