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California water wars: A century of wrangling over Los Angeles’s water
Just before midnight on March 7, 1928, the St Francis Dam, located roughly 80km (50 miles) inland of Los Angeles, collapsed.
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A century after Owens Valley aqueduct protest, event marks tense time in L.A. water history
Their scheme laid the groundwork for the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which in 1913 began sending the valley’s water to the growing city 233 miles away. Residents were so enraged in ...
Los Angeles Magazine1y
CityDig: This 1938 Map Details Every Dramatic Stretch of the 242-Mile-Long Colorado River Aqueduct
As was the case with the Los Angeles Aqueduct (completed in 1913), every inch of route was battled over in courts (and in the papers). In 1928, the Metropolitan Water District was formed for the ...
Los Angeles Times1mon
California’s big, storied past gets a nuanced, superbly researched retelling in one volume
Without excusing any part of the real-life swindle, Hiltzik places nuance above hysteria in addressing the contentious Los Angeles Aqueduct project: “It is true that the aqueduct made some of ...
Rare look inside aqueduct built almost 100 years ago entirely by hand
Eyewitness News got a rare look inside an underground portion of the Colorado River Aqueduct that runs through San Jacinto ...
Los Angeles Magazine11y
Bottoms Up! NHM Throws the L.A. Aqueduct a 100th Birthday
Today and tomorrow, you can get another. Designed by William Mulholland, the Los Angeles Aqueduct is considered one of the greatest engineering feats of the early twentieth century. The aqueduct ...
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20:09 Aqueduct (USA)
at Aqueduct 6f fst in Feb. La Banquera (USA) 7-5fav (8-9) Veered in st, drew clr, won at Aqueduct 6f fst in Feb beating Ariana Rye (8-11) by 5 1/2l, 8 ran.
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19:04 Aqueduct (USA)
Dream On Cara (USA) 13-1 (8-11) 4-3w pursuit, tired, 4th of 6, 11l behind Artemis Sound (8-11) at Aqueduct 6f fst in Feb. Troubled Luck (USA) 45-1 (8-11) Chased 3-2w, kept on, 3rd of 7 ...