Los Angeles Aqueduct - Wikipedia
The Los Angeles Aqueduct system, comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct (Owens Valley aqueduct) and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance system, built and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. [6]
Los Angeles Aqueduct - Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Built in 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct (L.A. Aqueduct) remains an engineering marvel that provides critical water to millions of people.
Los Angeles Aqueduct - HISTORY
2010年4月23日 · In the early 20th century, efforts to channel water from the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada to the city and the surrounding region culminated in the building of the Los Angeles Aqueduct...
The Story of the Los Angeles Aqueduct - Los Angeles …
In 1913, the City of Los Angeles completed construction of the first Los Angeles Aqueduct (L.A. Aqueduct). This is the story of how the dream of a few far-sighted people at the turn of the 20th Century became a reality.
Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct - Water and Power
Built between 1908 and 1913 at a cost of $23 million, the LA Aqueduct tapped into the waters of the Owens River and delivered water 233-miles south to Los Angeles. When completed in 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was considered to be a great engineering accomplishment only second to the Panama Canal.
The Story of the Los Angeles Aqueduct - Water and Power
It drains into and through the Owens Valley, an arid basin between the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and the western faces of the Inyo and White Mountains. The river terminates at Owens Lake, but its flow has been greatly diminished by diversion into …
California water wars - Wikipedia
As Los Angeles expanded during the late 19th century, it began outgrowing its water supply. Fred Eaton, mayor of Los Angeles, promoted a plan to take water from Owens Valley to Los Angeles via an aqueduct. The aqueduct construction was overseen by William Mulholland and was finished in 1913. [1]
Los Angeles Aqueduct and Owens Valley - Water Education …
2014年9月15日 · Los Angeles Aqueduct and Owens Valley The Owens Valley in eastern California helped transform distant Los Angeles into today’s sprawling megalopolis. More than 100 years ago, Los Angeles recognized the need to augment local water supplies and decided to tap faraway sources.
A Self-Guided Tour of the Los Angeles Aqueduct - PBS SoCal
2013年11月4日 · Here, the L.A. Aqueduct is most visible at places like Saugus High School, across the Santa Clara River, and adjacent to the Walmart-anchored shopping center in Canyon Country, which has a pocket park area where one can …
The L.A. Aqueduct at 100 - Los Angeles Times
2013年10月28日 · For 100 years, the Los Angeles Aqueduct has delivered water to a thirsty city, wending its way for more than 200 miles from the Owens Valley, through canyons and deserts, down to the modern...