Los Angeles Aqueduct

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The Los Angeles Aqueduct is a major early-20th-century water conveyance system that transports water from California’s Owens Valley to the city of Los Angeles, profoundly shaping the region’s growth and sparking enduring environmental and political controversies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
water conveyance system
chiefEngineer William Mulholland
constructionMethod gravity-fed system
constructionStartDate 1908
country United States
designedFor municipal water supply
urban growth support
effect caused ecological changes in Owens River and Owens Lake
enabled rapid growth of Los Angeles in the 20th century
reduced water availability in Owens Valley
endLocation City of Los Angeles
linked to: Los Angeles
endPoint Los Angeles
environmentalIssue dust pollution from Owens Lake bed
habitat loss in Owens Valley wetlands
hasJurisdiction City of Los Angeles
linked to: Los Angeles
hasPart First Los Angeles Aqueduct
Second Los Angeles Aqueduct
heritageDesignation American Society of Civil Engineers Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
inception 1908
length approximately 419 miles
locatedIn California
locatedInTimePeriod early 20th century
openedBy William Mulholland
openingDate 1913
operator Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
owner Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
partOf Los Angeles water supply system
politicalIssue urban versus rural water allocation
water rights in Eastern California
regionServed Los Angeles
Southern California
routePassesThrough Antelope Valley
Mojave Desert
Owens Valley
significantEvent Owens Lake desiccation
Owens Valley farmers’ sabotage actions in the 1920s
Owens Valley water rights controversy
environmental conflicts in Owens Valley
startLocation Owens Valley
startPoint Owens River
subjectOf Chinatown (1974 film)
numerous environmental studies
uses canals
conduits
siphons
tunnels
waterSource Eastern Sierra Nevada snowmelt
Owens River

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Owens Valley knownFor Los Angeles Aqueduct
Owens River waterSupplyFor Los Angeles Aqueduct
Owens River associatedWithProject Los Angeles Aqueduct project
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
California Aqueduct relatedProject Los Angeles Aqueduct
Owens Lake partOf Los Angeles Aqueduct system watershed
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
Owens Valley water wars involves Los Angeles Aqueduct
Los Angeles Aqueduct hasPart First Los Angeles Aqueduct
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
Los Angeles Aqueduct hasPart Second Los Angeles Aqueduct
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
Silver Lake Reservoir waterSource Los Angeles Aqueduct system
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
Evelyn Mulwray associatedWith Los Angeles aqueduct
subject linked to: Evelyn Mulwray – Faye Dunaway
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
Crowley Lake partOf Los Angeles Aqueduct system
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
Lower Owens River partOf Los Angeles Aqueduct system (regional water management context)
linked to: Los Angeles Aqueduct
William Mulholland notableWork Los Angeles Aqueduct
William Mulholland designed Los Angeles Aqueduct
Lower Owens River Project relatedTo Los Angeles Aqueduct