millgates

Updated: May 9, 2025

Jerry made his way across the stonework section, having a hard time in the water-worn crevices, slimed over with recent overflows, for when the millgates were closed, Plum Run thundered over this part of the dam in a spectacular waterfall. He had hardly reached the flat concrete before he noticed that the roar from the millrace had ceased; the gates had been closed.

Gordon Stuart - Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island