Kanat at non-flowing well, Kharga Oasis, Egypt. ca.1964.
Dates
Date Taken
1964
Summary
Album Caption: Kanat at non-flowing well, Kharga Oasis. This kanat, an ancient underground tunnel, was once used to tap a declining well below the surface and convey its water to a lower part of the oasis. Egypt. ca.1964. Published in U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1757-O, Figure 34. 1979.
Summary
Album Caption: Kanat at non-flowing well, Kharga Oasis. This kanat, an ancient underground tunnel, was once used to tap a declining well below the surface and convey its water to a lower part of the oasis. Egypt. ca.1964.
Published in U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper 1757-O, Figure 34. 1979.
Image located in the U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, Clark, F. E. Collection album, no.37.
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