St. Mary canal siphons burst resulting in severe erosion and flooding in the surrounding area. (Photo via U.S. Bureau of Reclamation) Just a little more than 12 months ago, the huge St Mary Siphon, ...

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The Teeming Millions are thinking: Why are we bothering with this? Everybody knows how a siphon works. All I can say is: Hah. My initial idea about siphons, which I worked out at age eight, was as ...

This short paper discusses adding a siphon to a gravity fed water filter and how to set it up properly. The paper discusses the siphon applications to a 4×4 ceramic water filter cartridge but the ...

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Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Just a little more than 12 months ago, the huge St Mary Siphon, more than a century old, which ...