Friday, March 16, 2012

How does new york city use aqueducts?

New york city uses its aqueducts for water
provision for housing and other regular use.
for example the croton aqueduct ,
and aqueduct that was opened for public
use on October  14 1842.
this aqueduct greatly icreased the hygien of
people in the city.New york city also use's the
 catskill aqueduct for its water suply , the catskill
aqueduct was ocompleted in 1924.


 The picture to the right is a picture of
 the catskill aqueduct in southern ulster country
the source for this picture is here.

New york city also uses the deleware aqueduct,shandaken tunnel and the east and west delaware tunnels.

the picture shown to the right is a picture of the location of the croton aqueduct, the source for the picture shown is here.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

What is an aqueduct?



The picture shown above is a roman 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.[1] In a more restricted use, aqueduct (occasionally water bridge) applies to any bridge or viaduct that transports water—instead of a path, road or railway—across a gap. Large navigable aqueducts are used as transport links for boats or ships. Aqueducts must span a crossing at the same level as the watercourses on each end. The word is derived from the Latin aqua ("water") and ducere ("to lead").
Source for definition shown above.
Source for the map of the aqueduct shown to the left.



Monday, March 12, 2012

Its that good stuff
the stuff you need
the stuff you cant live without
the stuff that you use to clean yourself
the stuff you use to brush your teeth
the stuff you lay in
the stuff you pee in
the stuff you poop in
the stuff thats hot
the stuff thats cold
the stuff thats drinkable
the stuff that we swim in
the stuff that keeps you cool
that good stuff , water