Elan Aqueduct

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The Elan Aqueduct is a long-distance water supply system in Wales that transports drinking water from the Elan Valley to the city of Birmingham.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Elan aqueduct 2
Elan Aqueduct canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct ⓘ
architect James Mansergh ⓘ
constructionCost approximately £6 million (early 20th century) ⓘ
constructionMaterial cast iron ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
masonry ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1896 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dailyCapacity about 300 million litres ⓘ
about 66 million imperial gallons ⓘ
designedFor gravity flow ⓘ
endPoint Birmingham ⓘ
engineer James Mansergh ⓘ
hasPart bridges ⓘ
pipelines ⓘ
siphons ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
valves ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Elan Valley historic waterworks ⓘ
inception 1904 ⓘ
length 118 km ⓘ
73 mi ⓘ
locatedIn Birmingham water supply network ⓘ
Elan Valley ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
maximumGradient 1 in 2,300 ⓘ
openingDate 1904 ⓘ
operator Severn Trent Water ⓘ
owner Severn Trent Water ⓘ
passesThrough Herefordshire ⓘ
Powys ⓘ
West Midlands ⓘ
Worcestershire ⓘ
purpose municipal water supply ⓘ
serves Birmingham ⓘ
significantProjectOf Birmingham Corporation Water Department ⓘ
startPoint Elan Valley ⓘ
terminusFacility Frankley Reservoir ⓘ
transportedMedium drinking water ⓘ
waterSource Claerwen Reservoir ⓘ
Elan Valley Reservoirs ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Craig Goch Reservoir → connectedTo → Elan aqueduct ⓘ
linked to: Elan Aqueduct
Craig Goch Reservoir → feeds → Elan aqueduct ⓘ
linked to: Elan Aqueduct