The true starting point of the aqueduct, this masonry structure, measuring approximately ten square meters and located a few hundred meters downstream from the water intake in the Eure Valley, was discovered in 1991 by a team of amateur archaeologists. It served to regulate the amount of water delivered to Nîmes using sluice gates that diverted excess water back into the Alzon River. At the other end of the structure, 50 kilometers away, the Castellum (still visible on Rue de la Lampèze, it is the best-preserved Roman aqueduct) distributed water to the various districts of the city.

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