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
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
William Mulholland
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William Mulholland was an Irish American self-taught civil engineer who was responsible for building the infrastructure to provide a water supply that allowed Los Angeles to grow into the largest city
Los Angeles Aqueduct
…water conveyance system, built and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power under the supervision of the department's Chief Engineer, William Mulholland. The system delivers water from the Owens River in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to Los Angeles. The aqueduct's construction was controversial…
Mulholland in 1924
Portrait of William Mulholland with a surveyor's level, c. 1908-1913
William Mulholland Memorial Fountain in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, on the site where Mulholland once lived