On Nov. 5, 1913, 40,000 people assembled at the southern end of the gravity-powered aqueduct and let out a cheer when the first Owens River water splashed into the San Fernando Valley.

For Owens Valley residents, the delay in reviving the river has been characterized as a dereliction of duty by the city. The two Los Angeles aqueducts deliver about 430 million gallons a day to ...

ACROSS the Owens River, a climber ascended a chalk-marked cliff with such strength and skill that his movements appeared effortless. I, however, had a death grip on the rock, fear in my stomach ...

Owens Valley Salty As Los Angeles Water Battle Flows Into Court Almost 100 years ago, a water-supply diversion from Owens River helped quench Los Angeles ... And California law leaves no ambiguity ...

California's Owens Valley water once again flowing to Los Angeles after 6-month stoppage. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 66°F. Tuesday, October 29th 2024 Today's e-Edition.

In 1924, Owens Valley residents seized the L.A. Aqueduct in a defiant protest. An event focuses on remembering the troubled chapter of L.A. water history.

Renamed the Owens Valley by white settlers — and nicknamed the “American Switzerland” — the valley was a snow-capped patchwork of pear farms and cattle ranches. Around 1904, Los Angeles city officials ...

Owens Lake, 220 miles north of Los Angeles, has been drying out since 1913, when its source, the Owens River, was rerouted into the Los Angeles Aqueduct. U.S. World ...

The diversion of water into the Los Angeles Aqueduct led to the desiccation of Owens Lake, located in California's Owens Valley. The dry lakebed became one of the nation's largest sources of fine ...

Almost 100 years ago, a water-supply diversion from Owens River helped quench Los Angeles' thirst some 200 miles away. L.A. thrived, but it drained the Owens Lake and created a salt flat that now ...

The diversion of water into the Los Angeles Aqueduct led to the desiccation of Owens Lake, located in California's Owens Valley. The dry lakebed became one of the nation's largest sources of fine ...