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Noria
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- For the singer, see Noria Shiraishi.
Noria are machines for lifting water into an aqueduct using energy derived from the water's flow. Most noria physically resemble waterwheels and functionally resemble a saqiya or ram pump.
Unlike the water wheels found in mills, noria do not provide mechanical power to any other process. In many ways, chain pumps peform somewhat the same function as the noria, moving water from a lower elevation to that of a higher elevation (although lacking in a waterwheel).
Noria can theoretically be used in series; a noria can raise water to somewhat less than half its total height.
The largest noria in the world, with a diameter of about 20 meters, is located in the Syrian city of Hama.
A simple rimless noria, that does not particularly resemble a wheel, can be constructed using plastic jugs and poles.
To create a simple noria project, paint a wooden circle brown and glue small, terra cotta colored, wooden pots onto the edges. Create a stand and set to work! [Does not actually move water.]
