The Boothtown Aqueduct

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Established in 1888, the Boothtown Aqueduct was built to cross a valley to carry water from Prospect Reservoir to residents of Greater Western Sydney. Part of the Lower Prospect Canal Reserve, the aqueduct was the longest continuous concrete work of its kind in Australia in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It was listed on November 1991 in the New South Wales Heritage Database.

Despite its grandeur, the aqueduct only had a short useful life and was by-passed in 1907 with the construction of the 'Boothtown' syphon. The aqueduct was blocked with concrete plugs to divert water into the syphon and into a large new concrete pipe.