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When it was open, the California Aqueduct Bikeway was the longest of the paved paths in the Los Angeles area, at 107 miles (172 km) long from Quail Lake near Gorman in the Sierra Pelona Mountains through the desert to Silverwood Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains. This path was closed in 1988 due to bicyclist safety and liability issues.
The North Bay Aqueduct of the California State Water Project delivers an annual average of 39,309 acre⋅ft (48 million m 3) of water to urban communities and agricultural users in Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Marin counties. That water is diverted from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta Estuary, a water hub that serves as the junction of south ...
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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 ...
The aqueduct project began in 1905 when the voters of Los Angeles approved a US$1.5 million bond for the 'purchase of lands and water and the inauguration of work on the aqueduct'. On June 12, 1907, a second bond was passed with a budget of US$24.5 million to fund construction.
The rules under revision govern dams, aqueducts and pumping plants in California’s two main water systems, the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, which deliver water to millions ...
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California Aqueduct Delta–Mendota Canal San Luis Reservoir: Primary outflows: California Aqueduct: Catchment area: 18 acres (7.3 ha) Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 3 km (1.9 mi) Max. width: 3 km (1.9 mi) Surface area: 2,250 acres (910 ha) Max. depth: 17 m (56 ft) Water volume: 56,400 acre-feet (69,600 dam 3) Shore length 1: 19 ...