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Qanat cross section.svg

to

Bedrock

Water Table

Alluvium

Irrigated Land

Mother Well

Access Shaft

Qanat Channel

Distribution

Outlet

The main water source

for the qanat

Permits access to the

qanat channel for

construction and

maintenance

The qanat's water-carrying

channel

A network of dams, gates

and channels is used to

distribute the water

or