sluicing
Channeling water forcefully
Sluicing is the act of washing or flushing with a rush of water, typically through a channel or gate.
Gold miners sluice gravel to separate precious metal from sediment.
The word extends to any forceful flow: Rain came sluicing down the windshield.
To sluice something out is to clean it thoroughly with water.
Mineral-rich sediment accumulation
- panningLateral camera traverse
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
- goldrushMass migration seeking precious metal
- dredgeUnderwater excavation apparatus
nugget · alluvial · paydirt · claim · riffle · concentrate · bedrock · cleanup
Flow-directing pipe fitting
spray · stream · washdown · flushing · scouring · waterjet · monitor · giant
Directed flow of charge
- streamSteady continuous flow
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- gushFlow out forcefully
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
cascade · runoff · rush · outflow · deluge · spate · coursing · swift water
Constructed water passages
- ditchesNarrow drainage channels
- flumesMan-made water channels
- aqueductsChannels conveying water distances
- floodgatesBarriers controlling water flow
headgate · diversion · water control · furrows · channeling · spillway · weir · distribution
Separating by particle size
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- screeningEvaluative selection process
washing · jigging · recovery · grizzly · sorting · settling · ore dressing
placer
Mineral-rich sediment accumulation
- panningLateral camera traverse
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
- goldrushMass migration seeking precious metal
dredge · nugget · alluvial · paydirt · claim · riffle · concentrate · bedrock · cleanup · fine gold
nozzle
Flow-directing pipe fitting
pump · spray · stream · washdown · flushing · scouring · waterjet · monitor · giant · piping
current
Directed flow of charge
discharge · cascade · runoff · rush · outflow · deluge · spate · coursing · swift water · turbulence
canals
Constructed water passages
- ditchesNarrow drainage channels
- flumesMan-made water channels
- aqueductsChannels conveying water distances
floodgates · headgate · diversion · water control · furrows · channeling · spillway · weir · distribution · water delivery
sifting
Separating by particle size
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
screening · washing · jigging · recovery · grizzly · sorting · settling · ore dressing
- extractionmining, excavation, distillation, filtration, extraction
- Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush, gold miners, gold mining, gold flakes, gold nuggets
- downpoursdownpour, torrential rain, heavy rain, pouring rain, cloudburst
- hosing downrinsing, spraying, drenching, dousing, flushing
- gem miningdiamond mining, gem cutting, gem quality, rough diamond, rough stones
- prospectinggold panning, panning, prospecting, claim staking, metal detector
sluicingdamming
Blocking a waterway
blocking · impounding · obstructing · retaining · stemming
sluicingstagnating
Ceasing to develop
pooling · standing still · settling · ponding · stillness