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[โ€“] wischi 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Because it's simpler to build siphons through large valleys instead of 100 meter high 10 kilometer long aqueducts.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

But you have to keep water pressure throughout the length of that tube, how did they do that with their materials?