A retelling of LA’s #waterhistory courtesy of Comedy Central’s Drunk History (2015), in which actor Jack Black plays #WilliamMulholland: youtu.be/70X-40Lj3QI?... #LAAqueduct

Nov 5, 1913: The Los Angeles Aqueduct opened #OTD. At the dedication, #WilliamMulholland uttered his famous line "There it is -- take it." #LAAqueduct #Infrastructure #Waterhistory

Edited clip from this footage archived at the #HuntingtonLibrary: californiarevealed.org/do/7a4f8619-...

At Mono Lake, visitors witness the stark toll of L.A.'s water use Los Angeles has taken a lot of water from Mono Lake over decades by tapping into creeks that flow into it. In shoreline tours, guides impress on visitors just how much higher the lake should be.

"On a walking tour at Mono Lake, visitors get a stark introduction to 80-plus years of Los Angeles’ water use. www.latimes.com/environment/... #LAAqueduct

More info about @monolake.org's free #MonoLake walking tours mentioned in @ianjames.bsky.social's article -> www.monolake.org/visit/activi...

Sat @ 10am: As part of the Granada Hills Centennial, there will be a talk about the history of the Los Angeles Aqueduct at the #GranadaHills Branch of the @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social. www.lapl.org/whats-on/eve... #LAAqueduct #waterhistory

And speaking of the #LAAqueduct, The Militant has posted Part 4 of his #OwensValley #MilitantRoadTrip adventure from 1 year ago, as he finally found what he was looking for - the start of the 233-mi Aqueduct, just north of Independence, CA:
militantangeleno.com/blog/2024/03...

#EasternSierra

You can visit the St. Francis Dam site - it's on San Francisquito Canyon Road, 1.7 miles north of the LADWP's
#LAAqueduct hydroelectric plant (which has a dam disaster memorial plaque) or 7.5 miles north of Copper Hill Drive in #SantaClarita.

97 years ago #OTD, on Mar 12, 1928, the St. Francis Dam, part of the LADWP's #LAAqueduct system, broke & flooded San Francisquito Canyon north of #SantaClarita. Nearly 500 died in the floodwaters, the 2nd largest disaster in CA in terms of casualties after the 1906 SF quake.

A year ago during his #OwensValley adventure, The Militant found the #LAAqueduct, visited #Manzanar Natl Historic Site and had a life-changing experience at the forlorn, yet historically-rich #InyoCounty seat of Independence, CA:

militantangeleno.com/blog/2024/03...

#EasternSierra

Nope, 100% Militant Angeleno-organized and funded.

(FYI - MWD has no authority over the #LAAqueduct - that's the LADWP).

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About the #water reservoirs— they were full. They’re filled from the #LAAqueduct. #Firefighting depletes reservoirs. Should Newsom have built desalination plants on the CA coast? Mayb used eminent domain 2 seize prop? How should he &/or the LA mayor gotten more💧in advance?

When California's Water Wars Turned Violent Los Angeles was the west's fastest growing city, but its insatiable thirst came at a high cost.

May 21, 1924: A dynamite attack signaled the start of the Owens Valley water wars 100 years ago today.
PBS (2022): pbssocal.org/shows/americ... #OwensValley #LAAqueduct #LosAngeles #LAhistory