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In contrast to other Maya sites, Palenque had an abundance of water, which led to new and innovative ways of controlling and moving its flow. The Otulum is the stream that runs through the site center. After it passes Temple XXII, it enters its first water management feature. The stream becomes lined with walls of cut stones where the artificial channeling begins. The channel is about two meters in depth and 1/5 meters in width.