Created 11-Aug-13
Modified 11-Aug-13
Laurel Mill dates from the mid-1800’s. The dam stretches between two large rock outcrops, and impounds water from Devil’s Cradle Creek, Flatrock Creek, and outlets from several farm ponds. (The combined flow becomes Sandy Creek below the dam.)
The dam does not appear to have much height when viewed from the road, causing one to wonder how much force could be generated. However, the power for a water wheel is not a function of the water’s flow. Rather, it is the weight of the water in the wheel’s “buckets” which produces energy.
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