California Aqueduct
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The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a system of canals, tunnels, and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada and valleys of Northern and Central California to Sou
The Delta–Mendota Canal (left) and the California Aqueduct (right) near Tracy, California
San Luis Reservoir in July 2021
Aqueduct and surrounding farms in Kern County
The California Aqueduct East Branch, flowing east after crossing under state route 138
The California State Water Project, commonly known as the SWP, is a state water management project in the U.S. state of California under the supervision of the California Department of Water Resources
California Aqueduct
…Southern California. Named after California Governor Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr., the over 400-mile (640 km) aqueduct is the principal feature of the California State Water Project. The aqueduct begins at the Clifton Court Forebay at the southwestern corner of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The aqueduct then heads south…
Oroville Dam and Lake Oroville on the Feather River
In May 2021, water levels of Lake Oroville dropped significantly, exposing much of the banks as California headed into another drought year. The Edward Hyatt Power Plant was forced to shut down due to low water levels later in the summer.
Dos Amigos Pumping Plant on the California Aqueduct