Khanapur Mandal. The anicut was built in two
arms separated by a high mound in-between
and consists of a masonry structure 2m high
with a length of 437.4m on the left flank and
23.8m on the right flank.
Italy’s one historical irrigation and drainage
systems is the Aqua Augusta and Piscina
Mirabilis.
The Aqua Augusta Cistern: Piscina Mirabilis
was built in 33-12 BC and is a complex system
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of aqueducts, 145 km long including secondary
canals, conceived under the rule of the Roman
Emperor Augusto. The destination of this
sophisticated system of canals, underground
conducts and bridges, built to supply water
to the vast population of the area, was a
reservoir known as the “Piscina Mirabilis” (or
Magnificent Pool), with a storage capacity of
more than 12 000 m 3 . This cistern can store
water for the more than 30 000 people living
in the naval base of Misenum and serving the
Roman fleet, at that time.
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