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Gravity fed sluice?

Whitworthone		Posted : Tuesday, 16 August 2011 9:29:50 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 11/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 11 Location: Nelson Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 6 time(s) in 4 post(s)		How much head of water or hight drop would be required to pull gravel through to a sluice? Would a long enough pipe have guts enough to suck and deposit gravel in a sluice lower down the creek? Just wondering?

gingerbreadman		Posted : Tuesday, 16 August 2011 10:11:26 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/07/2010(UTC) Posts: 473 Location: south of the black stump Thanks: 34 times Was thanked: 96 time(s) in 74 post(s)		there,s quite a lot about gravity sluice,s/dredge,s in old post,s.

Whitworthone		Posted : Wednesday, 17 August 2011 8:43:51 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 11/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 11 Location: Nelson Thanks: 6 times Was thanked: 6 time(s) in 4 post(s)		Thanks, I will have a search through.