Floßgraben means "" in German. Rafting canals were used for

log driving Log driving is a means of moving logs (sawn tree trunks) from a forest to sawmills and pulp mills downstream using the current of a river. It was the main transportation method of the early logging industry in Europe and North America. History ...

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Batschke The Batschke, also ''Floßgraben'', is a small river of Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Pleiße near Leipzig. Much of its course has been disrupted by lignite mining. See also *List of rivers of Saxony *Bodies of water in Leipzig Bodies o ...

Neugrabenflöße The Neugrabenflöße (also called the ''Floßgraben''), was a roughly 18 km long '' Kunstgraben'' dating to the 17th century. It enabled the rafting of timber for the mining and smelting industries in the Ore Mountains of eastern Germany. It r ...

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