Colorado River Aqueduct
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The Colorado River Aqueduct, or CRA, is a 242 mi water conveyance in Southern California in the United States, operated by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. The aqueduct impounds
Parker Dam on Lake Havasu where Colorado River waters are initially drawn into the system
Whitsett Pumping Plant, located on Lake Havasu reservoir, lifts water 291 feet (89 m) for the Colorado River Aqueduct, on the California side.
Colorado River Aqueduct near Joshua Tree National Park, including Pinto Wash Syphon, north of Desert Center
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Los Angeles Aqueduct
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The Los Angeles Aqueduct system, comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance system, built and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Po
Colorado River Aqueduct
…of water. Eventually, Los Angeles laid claim to the waters of the Owens Valley, east of the Sierra Nevada, and in 1913 completed the 240-mile (390 km) Los Angeles Aqueduct to deliver its waters to the burgeoning city. By the early 1920s, Los Angeles had grown so rapidly that the Owens River watershed could no longer supply…
The Second Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades, Sylmar
A photo of the St. Francis Dam, taken one year before its collapse
Diversion gates that control inflow to the Lower Owens River
Intake where water is diverted from the Owens River