List of aqueducts
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This is a list of notable aqueduct
s by country, currently in operation with a length greater than 10 miles (16.1 km), unless otherwise noted.
Aqueduct
An aqueduct is a water supply or navigable channel constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
s by country, currently in operation with a length greater than 10 miles (16.1 km), unless otherwise noted.
Egypt
- Aqueduct of the Nile (historic)
Arizona
- Central Arizona Project
California
- California AqueductCalifornia AqueductThe Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a system of canals, tunnels, and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern- and Central California to Southern California. The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the...
- Colorado River AqueductColorado River AqueductThe Colorado River Aqueduct, or CRA, is a water conveyance in Southern California in the United States, operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California . The aqueduct impounds water from the Colorado River at Lake Havasu on the California-Arizona border west across the Mojave...
- Delta-Mendota CanalDelta-Mendota CanalThe Delta–Mendota Canal is a aqueduct in central California. It is part of the Central Valley Project and its purpose is to replace the water in the San Joaquin River that is diverted into Madera Canal and Friant-Kern Canal at Friant Dam. The canal begins at the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant ,...
- Hetch Hetchy AqueductHetch Hetchy AqueductThe Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct is a conveyance of Tuolumne River water runoff from federal lands in Yosemite National Park to San Francisco and its client municipalities in the greater San Francisco Bay Area...
- Los Angeles AqueductLos Angeles AqueductThe Los Angeles Aqueduct system comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance system operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power...
- North Bay AqueductNorth Bay AqueductNorth Bay Aqueduct is part of the California State Water Project. The aqueduct is long all in pipelines and serves Napa and Solano counties, California....
- San Diego AqueductSan Diego AqueductThe San Diego Project, more popularly referenced as the San Diego Aqueduct, is a system of four aqueducts in the U.S. state of California, supplying about 90 percent of the water supply for the city of San Diego. The system comprises the First and Second San Diego Aqueducts, carrying water from the...
- La Mesa-Sweetwater Branch
- South Bay AqueductSouth Bay AqueductThe South Bay Aqueduct is an aqueduct located in the eastern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta through over forty miles of pipelines and canals. It begins in north-eastern Alameda County on the California Aqueduct's Bethany Reservoir serving...
Massachusetts
- Chicopee Valley AqueductChicopee Valley AqueductThe Chicopee Valley Aqueduct carries water from the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts to the Chicopee city line. It delivers Quabbin water to Wilbraham, South Hadley fire district #1, and Chicopee...
- Cochituate AqueductCochituate AqueductThe Cochituate Aqueduct was an aqueduct bringing water to Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1848-1951.The aqueduct formed a key link in Boston's first major water supply system. Its genesis dates to 1845, when a Sudbury River tributary was impounded to form Lake Cochituate in Natick...
- Cosgrove AqueductCosgrove Aqueduct (Massachusetts)The Cosgrove Aqueduct, also called the Cosgrove Tunnel, forms part of the water supply system for Boston, Massachusetts, operated by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority...
- MetroWest Water Supply TunnelMetroWest Water Supply TunnelThe MetroWest Water Supply Tunnel is an advanced underground aqueduct that supplies potable water to residents of much of Greater Boston. It is part of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority water supply system....
- Quabbin AqueductQuabbin AqueductThe Quabbin Aqueduct carries water from the Quabbin Reservoir to the Wachusett Reservoir. It is part of the Eastern Massachusetts public water supply system, maintained by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority...
- Wild Cat AqueductWild Cat AqueductWild Cat Aqueduct is a tunnel carrying water for hydroelectric power in Granville, Massachusetts.The aqueduct carries water eastwards from Cobble Mountain Reservoir, located some 20 miles west of Springfield in the towns of Blandford, Granville, and Russell, Massachusetts, to a hydroelectric power...
New York
- Catskill AqueductCatskill AqueductThe Catskill Aqueduct, part of the New York City water supply system, brings water from the Catskill Mountains to Yonkers where it connects to other parts of the system.-History:Construction commenced in 1907...
- Croton AqueductCroton AqueductThe Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842...
(historic) - Delaware AqueductDelaware AqueductThe Delaware Aqueduct is the newest of the New York City aqueducts. It takes water from the Rondout Reservoir through the Chelsea Pump Station, the West Branch Reservoir, and the Kensico Reservoir, ending at the Hillview Reservoir in Yonkers, New York....
- New Croton AqueductNew Croton AqueductThe New Croton aqueduct, built roughly parallel to the Old Croton aqueduct was constructed to provide a large steady water supply for New York City. The aqueduct opened on July 15, 1890...