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The California Aqueduct East Branch, flowing east after crossing under state route 138. The aqueduct splits off into the East Branch and West Branch in extreme southern Kern County, north of the Los Angeles County line. The East Branch supplies Lake Palmdale and terminates at Lake Perris, in the area of the San Gorgonio Pass. It passes through ...
The city's reliance on imported water from the Los Angeles Aqueduct (LAA), the Colorado River Aqueduct, and the California State Water Project is becoming increasingly strained. [65] These sources are threatened by reduced Sierra Nevada snowpack, prolonged droughts, and legal disputes over water rights.
West Branch California Aqueduct Piru Creek: Primary outflows: West Branch California Aqueduct Piru Creek: Basin countries: United States: Surface area: 1.97 sq mi (5.1 km 2) Average depth: 200 ft (61 m) Max. depth: 355 ft (108 m) Water volume: 222,000 acre⋅ft (274,000,000 m 3) Shore length 1: 21 mi (34 km) Surface elevation: 786 m (2,579 ft ...
The body of water was created in 1969 by inundating a 2,200-acre (890 ha) tract as part of the California State Water Project. [3]It serves as the intake point of the California Aqueduct for transport to Southern California, and feeds the Delta–Mendota Canal (a part of the Central Valley Project) to recharge San Joaquin Valley river systems.
Silverwood Lake is located on the East Branch of the California Aqueduct. It is operated by the California Department of Water Resources and provides a major water source for agencies serving nearby San Bernardino Mountain and Mojave Desert areas. Some 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2) of recreation land surround the lake. [3]
The Intertie was constructed in the rural agricultural region of the southwestern portion of the San Joaquin Valley in Alameda County, near the city of Tracy, California. [5] A series of two 108 inch diameter pipes of 500 feet in length connect the state managed California Aqueduct and the federally managed Delta–Mendota Canal. The pipes have ...
The intertie has a maximum flow to the aqueduct of 3,500 cubic feet per second, but Wisheropp said the agency does not expect to exceed 1,500 cubic feet per second this spring and summer ...
The aqueduct reaches a maximum width of 300 feet (91 m) and a maximum depth of 30 feet (9.1 m); some parts of the channel are capable of delivering more than 13,000 cu ft/s (370 m 3 /s). [35] The section of the aqueduct that runs through the San Joaquin Valley includes multiple turnouts where water is released to irrigate roughly 750,000 acres ...