aqueduct ID: | 178 |
name: | NEMAUSUS |
modern name: | Nîmes |
other names (Mod/Clas): | |
aqueduct name: | Pont du Gard |
country: | France |
age: | roman |
period: | 1 AD |
length (km): | 50 |
dimension WxH (m): | 1.2 x 1.35-1.82 |
volume (m³/day): | 35000 - |
mean gradient (m/km): | 0.25 |
Destination | town |
notes: | The difference in altitude between source and city is only 11.2 metres over 50 km. The gradient can be as low as 0.1 m/km in the forest of Remoulins. The aqueduct functioned for about 5 centuries, but the water discharge was eventually reduced to 10000 m3/day due to carbonate deposition. |