Famous Aqueducts of the Ancient & Modern World
Famous Aqueducts Of The Ancient & Modern World is a structured geography dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Aqueduct, Location, Era Built. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Aqueduct, Location, Era Built, Length, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
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Useful for
- Comparing Aqueduct, Location, and Era Built across geography entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Aqueduct↕ | Location↕ | Era Built↕ | Length↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pont du Gard | Nîmes, France | c. 19 BCE (Roman) | 50 km (full system) | Iconic three-tiered Roman bridge-aqueduct, 49m tall, UNESCO World Heritage, most photographed Roman ruin in France |
Aqua Appia | Rome, Italy | 312 BCE | 16.4 km | First Roman aqueduct ever built, mostly underground, built by censor Appius Claudius Caecus, started Rome's water revolution |
Aqua Claudia | Rome, Italy | 38-52 CE | 69 km | Dramatic arched structure entering Rome, Emperor Claudius completed it, ruins still visible at Porta Maggiore |
Aqueduct of Segovia | Segovia, Spain | 1st-2nd century CE | 17 km (813m visible) | Best-preserved Roman aqueduct, 167 granite arches, no mortar used, still standing after 2,000 years, UNESCO site |
Qanat System (Persian) | Iran (throughout) | c. 1000 BCE onward | Varies (some 70+ km) | Underground tunnels using gravity, no pumps needed, 37,000+ qanats in Iran, fed Persian civilization for 3,000 years |
Caesarea Aqueduct | Caesarea, Israel | c. 22 BCE (Herodian) | 23 km | Built by King Herod, runs along Mediterranean beach, now a stunning archaeological site with sand dunes, double-channel |
California Aqueduct | California, USA | 1963-1997 | 1,129 km | Moves water 700+ km from Northern to Southern California, powers Los Angeles, controversial water politics, Chinatown film |
Colorado River Aqueduct | California/Arizona, USA | 1933-1941 | 389 km | Crosses desert and mountains to bring Colorado River water to LA, 5 pumping stations lift water over mountains |
Croton Aqueduct | New York City, USA | 1837-1842 | 66 km | First major water supply for NYC, gravity-fed from Westchester, High Bridge is NYC's oldest standing bridge |
Anio Novus | Rome, Italy | 38-52 CE | 87 km | Longest of Rome's 11 aqueducts, highest water volume, built alongside Aqua Claudia, fed the imperial palaces |
Great Man-Made River | Libya | 1983-present | 2,820 km of pipes | World's largest irrigation project, pumps fossil water from Saharan aquifers, Gaddafi's mega-project, 6.5M m³/day |
Aqueduct of Vanvitelli (Carolino) | Caserta, Italy | 1753-1770 | 38 km | Built by Luigi Vanvitelli for the Royal Palace of Caserta, stunning valley bridge spans, UNESCO World Heritage Site |
Catskill Aqueduct | New York, USA | 1907-1917 | 148 km | Brings water from Catskill Mountains to NYC, crosses Hudson River via deep tunnel, gravity-powered, unfiltered clean water |
Les Ferreres Aqueduct (Devil's Bridge) | Tarragona, Spain | 1st century BCE (Roman) | 25 km (217m bridge) | Two-tiered Roman bridge 27m high, legend says devil built it, Tarraco's water supply, impressive gorge crossing |
Thirlmere Aqueduct | Lake District to Manchester, England | 1890-1894 | 154 km | Victorian engineering marvel, gravity-fed pipeline from Lake District to Manchester, no pumps needed, still in use today |
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