Flume
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A flume is a human-made channel for water, in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be co
Log flume in Sweden, August 2010
Bull Run Hydroelectric Project diversion flume, carrying water from one reservoir to another
Working irrigation flume under repair in the East Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1912, it runs 8 km to provide water to a few dozen farms.
A bypass flume on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Aqueduct (water supply)
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An aqueduct is a watercourse constructed to carry water from a source to a distribution point far away. In modern engineering, the term aqueduct is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunne
Flume
…open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to transport water; flumes use flowing water to transport materials. Flumes route water from a diversion dam or weir to a desired…
The multiple arches of the Pont du Gard, in Roman Gaul. Its lower tiers carry a road across the river, and the upper tiers support an aqueduct conduit that carried water to Nimes.
Medieval Deccan aqueduct in Hampi
Nabataean aqueduct in Petra, Jordan
Underground aqueducts of Cantalloc, Nazca, Peru