as in canal
an open man-made passageway for water
marveled at the ancient Roman aqueducts that still carry water to distant villages
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Most water used in Los Angeles does not come from Northern California but rather from local aqueducts and groundwater.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Most water used in Los Angeles doesn't come from Northern California but from local aqueducts and groundwater.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Including aqueduct reservoirs, the city can store more than 91 billion gallons across its vast infrastructure.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The aqueduct shuttles water from the Owens River Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada to the city, rather than from the Northern California Bay-Delta.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
Most water used in Los Angeles doesn't come from Northern California but from local aqueducts and groundwater.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Including aqueduct reservoirs, the city can store more than 91 billion gallons across its vast infrastructure.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The aqueduct shuttles water from the Owens River Valley in the eastern Sierra Nevada to the city, rather than from the Northern California Bay-Delta.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Aqueduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aqueduct. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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