Colorado River Aqueduct

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The Colorado River Aqueduct is a major water conveyance system that transports Colorado River water across the desert to supply Southern California’s cities and agricultural areas.

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Label Occurrences
Colorado River Aqueduct canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
water conveyance system
completedIn 1941
constructionStartDate 1933
country United States
crosses desert
designedBy Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
elevationGain approximately 490 meters
more than 1600 feet
endPoint Lake Mathews
Riverside County, California
linked to: Riverside County
hasPart canal
pipeline
pumping plant
tunnel
inception 1933
length approximately 242 miles
approximately 389 kilometers
locatedIn California
Southern California
Southwestern United States
locatedInDesert Mojave Desert
Sonoran Desert
numberOfPumpingPlants 5
openingDate 1941
operator Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
owner Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
partOf Colorado River water distribution system
passesThrough Imperial County, California
linked to: Imperial County

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Mojave Desert
Riverside County, California
linked to: Riverside County

San Bernardino County, California
primaryPurpose municipal water supply
regionServed Greater Los Angeles
Inland Empire
secondaryPurpose agricultural irrigation supply
significantFor urban development of Southern California
startPoint Colorado River
Parker Dam
status operational
suppliesWaterTo Los Angeles County, California
linked to: Los Angeles County

Orange County, California
San Diego County, California
linked to: San Diego County

Southern California
agricultural areas
urban areas
waterSource Colorado River

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

California Aqueduct relatedProject Colorado River Aqueduct
Parker Dam feedsAqueduct Colorado River Aqueduct
Lake Havasu managesWaterFor Colorado River Aqueduct