Talk:Pont du Gard

message: The official website of the aqueduct (according to Unesco, http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/344) gives the flow rate of the operational aqueduct as 35 to 40,000 cubic meters daily, which would mean 8.8 million UK, or 10.5 US gallons. 
http://www.pontdugard.fr/page.php?rub=325&langue=GB  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dreacos (talk • contribs) 09:46, 5 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capacity 

message: Does anyone know the true age of the Pont Du Gard? The article says 19BC but the offical web site and the linked references all say the Nimes aqueduct was completed between 40AD and 60AD? Any clues anyone?  --Nickj69 13:43, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Sorry, I'll try reading the article properly next time... --Nickj69 12:57, 17 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Age 

message: The article repeats a quote from Hilaire Belloc that reads in part "One can response in it. [...] A man, suffering from the unrest of our time, might do worse than camp out for three days, fishing and bathing under the shadow of the Pont du Gard." I'm normally uncomfortable with changing an attributed quote without being able to see the original, but I'm certain that response should be repose. I will be bold and change it, with the hopes that someone with access to the source will see this note and verify. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 18:16, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Typo in quote? 

message: Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that :File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on July 2, 2016. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2016-07-02. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page.00:53, 17 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg]] to appear as POTD soon 

message: The article on Pont Du Gard contains conflicting information on the gradient of the bridge over the Gardon River.
In the first section it says "while the bridge descends by a mere 2.5 centimetres (1 in) – a gradient of only 1 in 3,000"...I think this gradient is wrong.
Further down the article it says "The Pont du Gard itself descends 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in 456 m (1,496 ft), a gradient of 1 in 18,241" referring also to the bridge.
I believe the bridge from one end to the other should be gradient 1 in 18,241 and the entire 51km length of the entire aquaduct (which contains the bridge in the middle) is an average gradient of 1 in 3000, so the first sentence highlighted above is wrong.
:I've changed the lead in accordance with your suggestion. There remains some inconsistency about the length of the bridge, which is given as 456 m in the body of the article, 452 m according to 2.5 cm * 18,241, and 360 m per the longest length given in the infobox. Dhtwiki (talk) 18:42, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gradient 

message: The article claims the Pont du Gard is the tallest Roman aqueduct, but according to the Pont d'Aël article, the latter is a good deal taller.  Have I missed something? Mr Larrington (talk) 19:55, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Good catch. I removed that bit. Booking my ticket now to go hike across the Pont d'Aël; never heard of it before. Eric talk 20:26, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Height