The phrase "convey water" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to transport or bring water from one place to another. You can use it in various contexts, such as in a scientific report, a technical manual, or a descriptive paragraph. Example: The irrigation system is designed to convey water from the nearby lake to the fields, providing a steady supply of water for crop growth.
For thousands of years, pipelines have been constructed in various parts of the world to convey water for drinking and irrigation.
In modern engineering, however, aqueduct refers to a system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and supporting structures used to convey water from its source to its main distribution point.
A system of iron pipes was also installed in order to convey water from a well to a small reservoir on the grounds from which it could be pumped to various parts of the building.
He explained that these had to be the canals of an alien race whose planet was drying out, forcing them to convey water from the polar caps, also visible.
Dr. Peter C. Agre, 54, a professor of biological chemistry and medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, won for the discovery of the first cellular pore known to convey water molecules.
If you're a city-dweller with pavement right up to your house, investigate a permit to dig up part of the sidewalk and plant a small garden that will convey water underground.
Sprinkler irrigation conveys water through pipes for distribution under pressure as simulated rain.
During the Qing dynasty these springs were tapped by means of an aqueduct that conveyed water for the city moat and for three lakes near the Imperial Palaces.
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, a 1st-century-bce Roman architect and engineer, warned about the use of lead pipes for conveying water, recommending that clay pipes be used instead.
Dredging can make flooding worse, by conveying water to the next town more quickly.Meanwhile many flood defences are quietly doing their jobs fairly well.
The California Aqueduct conveys water about 700 km (440 miles) from the northern (wetter) part of the state into the southern (drier) part, yielding more than 2.5 billion litres (650 million gallons) of water a day.
