Erected meticulously from jack pine logs and hand tools, this 1922 relic rises 40 feet high, 6 feet wide southeast of McCoy, Colorado. Its 35 water buckets evenly spaced could lift water 32 feet. In seasons of swift river flow, it lowers to grab the current; in winter, it's hoisted out to avoid ice-induced harm. Marked by its solitude, it's the lone survivor of numerous water wheels that once marked the Colorado River.
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