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| Landmark #653 | Los Angeles County | Visited: June 19, 2011 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | The still functional spillway of the Owens River Aqueduct, from which Angelenos get most of their fresh water! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This is the terminus of the Los Angeles-Owens River Aqueduct, which brings water 338 miles from the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada to the City of Los Angeles. Begun in 1905, the great aqueduct was completed November 5, 1913. The Mono Craters Tunnel project, completed in 1940, extended the system 27 miles to its present northernmost intake near Tioga Pass.
OTHER TIDBITS: Having driven the Owens Valley all the way up through Mono County, I can say with confidence that this was an extraordinary feat! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 0.1 mi N of intersection of Foothill Blvd and Balboa Blvd 4 mi NW of San Fernando, CA 91342 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~27mi (44km) — 0.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
DWP installed a new monument on the 100th anniversary of the aqueduct in 2013.