How Water Wheels Grind Grain

How Water Wheels Grind Grain

Ever wondered how a simple stream can turn grain into flour? In this village, they’ve been doing it with the same watermill since the 1970s—and it still runs like a charm.
When they’re ready to grind grain, the villagers remove this wooden plank, allowing water to flow into the waterwheel's entrance.

They block the second outlet, forcing all the water to rush toward the waterwheel. The water hits the blades, spinning the horizontal wheel on a vertical axis. And here’s the cool part—this wheel is directly connected to the lower millstone.

Unlike vertical waterwheels that need gears, this setup is simple. The wheel’s rotation is transferred straight to the grinding stones, turning raw grain into fresh flour.
When the job's done, the water exits through a tailrace, back into the river. These horizontal waterwheels were a popular choice in parts of Europe and Asia, where fast streams made them super efficient.

A method that’s stood the test of time, still powering this village, just like it has for generations.

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[markrix]

The stick that moves the grain is the best part imo

[GrandAncientOak]

It’s fascinating to witness the brilliance of inventions that have shaped human progress, making life easier and paving the way for our growth—like the elegant harmony of the water wheel powering a stone mill, transforming raw nature into sustenance and opportunity.❤

[Lord__]

They are doibg it in watermill since the 1970s, in village where my mother was born are few watermills older then 200-250 years and they still work like new ones. Its really remarkable to see it live how it works and grind grain and everything else but villagers mostly making flour from white corn or if they do it with yellow corn they do it for feeding animals, but white corn is pure for human feeding... But vertical axes are not directly connected to grinding stones but they have also wooden gears to transmit power from blades ti grinding stones also there are few with vertical wheals and horisontal axes also with gears to transmit and multiply power and speed...

[Mr_Smartlew]

Cool, I've never seen a horizontal water wheel before

[fredross]

That is the first vertical axel mill I have ever seen. Thanks!

[gfcu-]

Here IN Canada, this vertical wheel is in the basement
, so it works when the river is frozen 😊

[RajeshKumar-pimc]

What a wonderful tech, no loss of energy and no electric friction 😊

[drew-shourd]

OMG!!!!....since the 1970's???? Thats like before the wheel, electricity and even sliced bread, this is amazing!!!

[genewilliams]

BRILLIANT!!!! We probably need to remember this, as it may be a necessary option soon.

[tlvxjky]

Since the 1970’s … try hundreds of years earlier!

[JohnBoyJoy]

Very nice clean and humane way to do this.

[Остров]

Наши Предки не перестают нас удивлять, такими сложными и нужными в быту механизмами.

[TheBanjoShowOfficial]

Can you imagine the looks on peoples faces seeing this for the first time?

[higbeedoug]

Mill Pond, Mamaroneck, NY has one on the charts

[jeffersontorio]

I'm more impressed to the woods that in the water 24/7 for a long time and still intact

[jerryt]

Whoever did that is truly a genius .

Just kidding. But that really is very impressive 👍🏽

[Waverlyduli]

The Dutch did this so well. Actually, water milling was done thousands of years ago in Ancient Rome and Greece.

[kevinkoepke]

North America 1600's - 1900's. We even used it to power our looms and machine shops.

[ingediana]

He said 1970 as it was ancient time 😢 It's my golden days,
good music, good neighbours, clean air, healthy environments etc.

[Dhaniyal]

It's not something that we are witnessing first time but still we are doing this in our village specially for maize flour..