Aspendos (Turkey)

Schematic drawing

Schematic drawing of the remains of the Aspendos inverted siphon as seen from the west, and a
schematic map showing the same (in brown). North is on the left hand side. HT: header tank NT: north tower
ST: south tower; RT: receiving tank. The final section from the south tower to the receiving
tank is shown in frontal view, normal to the aqueduct. The red horizontal line indicates the
level of the header tank, the blue line the hydraulic gradient. The green line is a reconstruction
of the original top of the inverted siphon.
Distances between the towers: 592, 924, and 154 meter.