The Los Angeles Aqueduct system, comprising the Los Angeles Aqueduct (Owens Valley aqueduct) and the Second Los Angeles Aqueduct, is a water conveyance system, built and operated by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. [6]

There are three sources for Los Angeles’ water: approximately 35% comes from the Eastern Sierra via the Los Angeles Aqueduct system, 12% from the local groundwater basin, 52% from the Metropolitan Water District’s Colorado and California Aqueducts, and 1% from recycled water.

For over 100 years, the L.A. Aqueduct has been the source of legend and controversy, helped create the second largest city in the United States, and preserved the Owens Valley in a …

Apr 23, 2010 · In the early 20th century, efforts to channel water from the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada to the city and the surrounding region culminated in the building of the Los Angeles Aqueduct,...

Built between 1908 and 1913 at a cost of $23 million, the LA Aqueduct tapped into the waters of the Owens River and delivered water 233-miles south to Los Angeles. When completed in 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was considered to be a great engineering accomplishment only second to the Panama Canal.

After securing the land and water rights, the Board of Water Commissioners needed to obtain the money from Los Angeles residents, and legal rights from the Federal Government, to construct the aqueduct.

Oct 28, 2013 · The Los Angeles Aqueduct — powered by gravity alone as it tapped the snows of the Sierra Nevada more than 200 miles to the north — ensured reliable irrigation for farms and ranches and nurtured a...

Nov 4, 2013 · This week's 100th anniversary of the opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct is being observed with a commemorative L.A. Department of Water and Power event, historical photos, discussions about water usage, museum exhibits, and even a 100-mule train.

Jan 21, 2025 · The L.A. Aqueduct was celebrated as an engineering marvel at its completion in 1913, but it drained distant watersheds for the city's own precarious supply.

Aug 3, 2019 · In brief, the project is to bring the water to Los Angeles from Owens River in Inyo County, a distance of 240 miles, at a cost of about $23,000,000. Options on the water-bearing …