Splash Dam

Dublin Core

Title

Splash Dam

Subject

Asheville (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest School
Coarse woody debris
Cradle of Forestry in America (N.C.)
Forestry and community
Forestry schools and education
Forests and forestry
Forests and forestry -- North Carolina, Western
Men
North Carolina, Western
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
Rivers
Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955. Biltmore story
Timber
United States. Forest Service

Description

Outside dam before water is released. Splash dams were used to raise water levels to transport logs downstream to sawmills.

Creator

Guy C. Hawkins (BFS 1911)

Publisher

[Digital Publisher: D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville]
National Forests in North Carolina, Asheville, NC

Date

1895-1914

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jp2 ; black and white ; 8 in. x 10 in. ; internegative incl.
photographs
portraits

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

1152
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/1152

Date Created

2011-11-23

Spatial Coverage

Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Forestry in Western North Carolina

Citation

Guy C. Hawkins (BFS 1911), “Splash Dam,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/1152.