Their scheme laid the groundwork for the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which in 1913 ... “It's worthy of recognition in the history of Owens Valley, to show how this community ...

In 1913, spectators at the grand opening of the L.A. Aqueduct received a commemorative bottle of water fresh from Owens Valley. Today and tomorrow, you can get another. Designed by William ...

The water it contained – extracted amid much contention from Owens Valley, a lush oasis in a desert region between the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains some 320km (200 miles) to the north ...

We’re driving down a road 200 miles from Los Angeles, in the Owens ... ANGELES AQUEDUCT INTAKE.” The low profile likely reflects the fact that as the aqueduct carried away the valley’s ...

Sometimes, aqueduct engineers should carve a tunnel through a mountain rather ... Pressurized pipe (inverted siphon) When faced with a deep valley, Roman engineers should use pressurized pipes ...