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
Owens River
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The Owens River is a river in eastern California in the United States, approximately 183 miles long. It drains into and through the Owens Valley, an arid basin between the eastern slope of the Sierra
Los Angeles Aqueduct
…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 from the start, as water diversions to Los Angeles…
Owens River south of Poverty Hills
The semi-arid Owens Valley, with the Owens River flowing through the foreground
Panorama of the Owens River Valley from the Inyo Mountains. The large body of water is the Tinemaha Reservoir.