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The Owens Valley Aqueduct relies solely on gravity to carry water to Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles area gets its water from 3 major sources: the Owens Valley Aqueduct, the California Water Project, and the Colorado River. The Owens Valley Aqueduct is 230+ miles. A former mayor of LA pretended to be a rancher who wanted to buy land for himself when instead he purchased the land for Los Angeles. Now that LA had this land, they were able to build gravity-based aqueducts that carried water from Owens Valley to Los Angeles. The second source is the California Water Project, which is a series of canals, pipelines, reservoirs, and hydroelectric power facilities flowing from north to south. The water from this project is mostly used for agriculture. The third source is the Colorado River. Los Angeles pumps water over 100 miles from the river to our faucets. 30-50% of LA’s water comes from the Colorado Aqueduct.
The second source is the California Water Project, which is a series of canals, pipelines, reservoirs, and hydroelectric power facilities flowing from north to south. The water from this project is mostly used for agriculture.
The third source is the Colorado River. Los Angeles pumps water over 100 miles from the river to our faucets. 30-50% of LA’s water comes from the Colorado Aqueduct.
This is the Colorado Aqueduct provides 30-50% of LA’s water.
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