Water tanks which harvest rainwater and stormwater during monsoon season. Main function of the hauz was to collect rainwater over a large expanse of land.
Project Name: Delhi Sultanate Waterworks, Ancient network of water harvesting structures, Delhi, India
Climate: Overlap of humid subtropical and semi-arid
Underlying similarities and patterns emerge by documenting and illustrating water landscape elements, water works, and water stories, situated across different cultures and periods. The Glossary of Traditional Water Systems articulates the concept of water in relation to the landscape through visual and textual representations, addressing its formal characteristics and cultural and social significance.
Certain elements may appear in multiple categories depending on their material composition or contextual use. For example, a bund (also referred to as a dam), an element which separates two water bodies, is classified as a water landscape element when constructed from earth, but as a water work when built from stone.
A standardized protocol guides the representation and analysis of each glossary element, ensuring the inclusion of key information such as project name, climate, year, water type, landscape type, altitude, soil condition, materials, temporality, form, usage or function, and cultural or symbolic meaning.
The glossary is organized alphabetically, and more information will be revealed by clicking on the element.
Water works are built structures of natural or artificial materials that guide the water flow. A person is added to the drawing to understand the scale
Air Nyusu Kampung Naga
Aqueduct The Roman Aqueducts
Balong Kampung Naga
Baoli Delhi Sultanate Waterworks
Bund Delhi Sultanate Waterworks
Canal Lock French Meuse Water Stories
Curugan Kampung Naga
Damsluis SaaidammeDownstream Khadin Dugwell The Indian Khadin Water SystemFish Entrance Biwa Lake to Land Integrated SystemLong gu shui che Weiyuan Agriculture SystemNeedle Dam French Meuse Water StoriesPatta Bheri Wastewater Aquaculture TreatmentSolokan Kampung NagaSluice Nikisiani Philippi Peatland Water System
Dewatering motor Kuttanad Kayalnilam AgrosystemFish Ladder Biwa Lake to Land Integrated SystemKhadin Concrete Wall Structure The Indian Khadin Water SystemLonggu Water Distribution Dike-fish Ponds System of Sangyuanwei AreaPān – 汴 Ksôkong Tsùn Irrigation SystemSluices in the vertical & horizontal canals Philippi Peatland Water SystemSluice Poyang Lake Seasonal Water SystemTong che Weiyuan Agriculture System
Trap Aboriginal Eel Aquaculture
Thê – 堤 Ksôkong Tsùn Irrigation System
Tsùn-thâu – 圳頭 Ksôkong Tsùn Irrigation SystemWeir Aboriginal Eel Aquaculture
Water stories illustrate actions (spiritual, cultivation, or other) of people and/or animals related to the water. A person or animal in action is added to the drawing to highlight the relationship between the element and people’s culture.
Baoli (water stories) Delhi Sultanate WaterworksCleaning the mosque Kampung NagaDredging Saga Irrigation SystemHanzu-game Jar Saga Irrigation System
Cleaning the channels SaaidammeControlling sluices SaaidammeGnarraban Aboriginal eel AquacultureJiandi Dike-fish Ponds System of Sangyuanwei Area Kabata System Biwa Lake to Land Integrated System
Kamalir and Nandur Kampung NagaMostra d’acqua The Roman Aqueducts
Latrine Kampung NagaNasone The Roman Aqueducts
Nyusu air Kampung NagaOu zhi Weiyuan Ariculture SystemRice husking station Kampung NagaSmoking tree Aboriginal Eel Aquaculture
Ou cao fei Weiyuan Ariculture SystemQiàn Qiū Hú – 堑秋湖 Poyang Lake Seasonal Water SystemSailongzhou Dike-fish Ponds System of Sangyuanwei Area Taking water from the Veredas The Drained Fields of Jalapão
Wet ploughing Kuttanad Kayalnilam AgrosystemWashing Place Saga Irrigation System
Waterwork measurement The Indian Khadin Water System
Water landscape elements are large scale water elements, which are made by people using mainly natural material that can be found at the territory. A person is added to the drawing to understand the scale.
Bund Bheri Wastewater Aquaculture Treatment
Dié Xíng Hú – 碟形湖 Poyang Lake Seasonal Water SystemHauz Delhi Sultanate WaterworksHyacinth edge Bheri Wastewater Aquaculture Treatment
Central canal Philippi Peatland Polder SystemCanal Aboriginal eel AquacultureEreng Kampung NagaJia tian Weiyuan Agriculture System
Opgaardam SaaidammeRace Aboriginal Eel Aquaculture
Moat Saga Irrigation SystemPi – 陂 Ksôkong Tsùn Irrigation SystemRego d’água The Drained Fields of Jalapão
Tow Path French Meuse Water StoriesZu ru Weiyuan Agriculture System
Sawah Kampung NagaTsùn – 圳 Ksôkong Tsùn Irrigation System
