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The aqueduct at Canada Larga
Road is two surviving sections of viaduct about 100 feet
long and made of cobble stone and mortar. Originally,
the watercourse ran from a point on the Ventura River
about 1/2 mile north of the remaining ruins and carried
the water to holding tanks behind the San Buenaventura
Mission, a total of about 7 miles. The aqueduct was built
by Chumash Indians 1805-15 to meet the needs of the mission
population and consisted of both ditches and elevated
stone masonry. The entire water system was destroyed by
floods and abandoned in 1862.
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