…The channel in which the water flows is upon the top of the third range of arches, and is 160 feet above the water of the river. The whole length of this bridge is about 900 feet. The bridge of…

The country bordering upon the Croton is generally elevated and uneven, not sustaining a dense population and cleared sufficiently to prevent injury to the water from decayed vegetable matter. The river has a rapid descent and flows over a bed…

…River water gradually deposits much of its earthy salts as it flows, and becomes purer by exposure ; it therefore generally contains less calcareous matter than spring water; its specific gravity is less, and its taste more vapid. It, however, more…

…Alsietina Aqueduct, in which it flows 20 miles to the city, and it was found to be in so perfect a state when the trial was first made after the restoration, October 13th, 1693, that all the water which entered…

…The country bordering upon the Croton is generally elevated and uneven, not sustaining a dense population and cleared sufficiently to prevent injury to the water from decayed vegetable matter. The river has a rapid descent and flows over a bed…

The water this Aqueduct furnishes is 2,322,762 cubic feet (14,168,848 gallons) daily, discharging through 7 principal conduits, at 13 public and 37 other fountains. Second, Aqua Felice. This is a part of the ancient water of…

…York Boy's Song" to honor how clean water transformed New York City. The poem expresses joy about the aqueduct's benefits across social classes. As Child wrote, the Croton "flows for man and beast, and gives its wealth out…

…seven feet, by a discharge through the aqueduct, not more than 35 millions can be calculated on as the average delivery during that time. The flow of the Croton in ordinary low water exceeds 50 millions for 24 hours, and…

…The portion of the dam over which the water flows, together with the abutment and bulkhead adjacent, is of hydraulic stone masonry their united length is ; 105 feet. The width of the sheet of water flowing over the dam is…

…The water furnished by the first Aqueduct having been found insufficient, they constructed a second one to bring the water of the Loire. The third Aqueduct was built by the Emperor Claudius to furnish water to the palace of the…

…The reasons for the preference are thus stated : " On an aqueduct the water flows with an easy natural motion, acting upon its channel with nothing more than its own proper weight, and a friction scarcely appreciable and if by an…

…This having been done, and the dam raised sufficiently to cause the water to flow into the aqueduct, it was admitted to the depth of 18 inches, at 5 o'clock in the morning of the 22d June. A boat…

…From this reservoir, the water entered into the aqueduct of Chaponost, which runs under ground along the west side of the village. It emerges on the north, and flows over a bridge composed of ninety arches, of which more than…

…The apertures on the sides are smaller than the others, and in each of those is placed a dragon spouting water into the spacious magnificent marble basin below. This fountain is furnished with water by the Aqueduct called Aqua Paolo…

…water which enters the Aqueduct: spread over this large surface, it will have an opportunity to settle and part with some of the impurities which it receives, during rainy seasons, from the wash of the country through which it flows…

…The water flows through a stone tunnel, or covered arch-way, about 8 feet

…The descent of the Aqueduct is 1 foot in 2500 feet, or 2^ feet per mile. The water which flowed in this Aqueduct formed a deposit upon the sides, of lime, until nearly half the channel was closed; this deposit…

…17 The table is arranged to show, First, the name of the water or Aqueduct ; Second, the era of its construction ; Third, the length of each Aqueduct in miles and decimals ; Fourth, the cubic feet discharged in 24 hours, and…

…may be preserved for many miles over large ravines or plains, where an aqueduct would be, from its expensiveness, manifestly out of the question. In the city of Constantinople, the old ruinous aqueduct of Valens, which no longer conducts water…

…From this reservoir the water flows into the bulk-head, at the upper end of the tunnel, from a level averaging 10 feet below the surface. AQUEDUCT BRIDGE AT SING SING. The Sing Sing kill,, where it crosses the line…

…The water flows into these reservoirs from the Lea, through eight channels, averaging 7 feet in width, but differing in depth, two being 4.6 feet deep, three 4 feet, and three 3.6 feet. An aqueduct under the river…

…From the centre of the latter, the water spouts to a considerable height, and then descending flows over its margin into the basin beneath. Some fine fountains adorn the magnificent colonnade in front of the Cathedral of St. Peter. The…

…water to issue from the rock ; and at the sides are two basso relievos, one representing Aaron leading the Israelites to the miraculous spring, and the other Gideon selecting the soldiers to enlarge the passage for the water, which flows…

…The water flows through a stone tunnel, or covered arch-way, about 8 feet wide, formed in the middle of the structure ; and on each side there is a foot-path, with a parapet wall, having a sufficient width for…

…From the centre of the latter, the water spouts to a considerable height, and then descending flows over its margin into the basin beneath. Some fine fountains adorn the magnificent colonnade in front of the Cathedral of St.

…River water gradually deposits much of its earthy salts as it flows, and becomes purer by exposure ; it therefore generally contains less calcareous matter than spring water; its specific

…The surplus water not used for the supply of the fountain flows down the mountain-side forming a beautiful cascade. The cities of Europe abound in fountains which in their arrangement furnish beautiful designs and are ornamented with specimens of…

…The apertures on the sides are smaller than the others, and in each of those is placed a dragon spouting water into the spacious magnifi- cent marble basin below. This fountain is furnished with water by the Aqueduct called Aqua…

Pure and sparkling to the eye, bland and refreshing to the taste, whether it bubbles up from mother earth, gurgles in rills, flows along in streams and rivers, or spreads out in lakes and oceans, it every where proves a…

…197 pronounced by some to be visionary, and it was declared by a member then in the city councils, that water enough could not be procured to fill a tea-kettle, much less the tanks and pipes ! The reply to…