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Water transportation
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'''Water transportation''' is the intentional movement of
water over large distances. Methods of transportation fall into three categories:
Aqueducts, which include
pipelines,
canals, and
tunnels; container shipment, which includes transport by
truck and
tanker; and towing, where a
tugboat is used to pull an
iceberg or a large
water bag along behind it.
Due to its weight, the transportation of water is very energy intensive. Unless it has the assistance of gravity, a canal or long-distance pipeline will need
pumping stations at regular intervals. In this regard, the lower
friction levels of the canal make it a more economical solution than the pipeline.
Major Water Transportation Projects
One of the world's oldest and longest canals is the
Grand Canal of China, finished in the 7th Century AD and measuring 1794 kilometres.
The
California Aqueduct, near Sacramento, is about 450 miles long.
The
Great Manmade River is a vast underground network of pipes (1600 kilometres) in the
Sahara desert, transporting water from an immense
aquifer to the largest cities in the region.
The
Kimberley Water Source Project is currently underway in Australia to determine the best method of transporting water from the
Fitzroy River (Western Australia) Fitzroy River to the city of
Perth, Western Australia Perth. Options being considered include a 3,700 kilometre canal, a pipeline of at least 1,800 kilometres, tankers of 300,000 to 500,000 tonnes, and
water bags each carrying between 0.5 and 1.5
litre gigalitres.
The
Goldfields Pipeline built in
Western Australia in 1903 was the longest pipeline of its day at 597 kilometres. It supplies water from Perth to
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia Kalgoorlie's gold mining industry.
Category:Commercial item transport and distribution
