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Reflected Sky in the Espada Aqueduct

Reflected Sky in the Espada Aqueduct

Pictured is the blue sky reflected in the Espada Aqueduct. The fresh water was channeled by the pale limestone walls of the aqueduct downstream, where it was used to irrigate crops.
Galleries: 1565 to 1821: Spanish Colonization in Florida and American Southwest, Crop Irrigation, Mission Espada
Keywords: Espada Acequia, Espada Aqueduct, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Piedras Creek Aqueduct, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, aqueducts, civil engineering, irrigation, reflections
Photo Location: San Francisco de la Espada Aqueduct, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Texas
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 02/12/2014
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.0166667
F Number: 18
Original Dimensions: 5616×3744
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 29°19'57.25"N 98°27'41.00"W
Picture Number: 26441