Coachella Canal

Coachella Canal

The Coachella Canal is a 122-mile (196 km) aqueduct that conveys Colorado River water for irrigation from the All-American Canal to the Coachella Valley in Riverside County, California.

The canal was completed in 1949 and is currently operated by the Coachella Valley Water District.

Construction of the Coachella Canal began in the 1930s by the Six Companies, Inc., but was interrupted by World War II. After the war, work was resumed on the canal and deliveries of water began in the late 1940s.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coachella Valley Water District - Water and the Coachella Valley". Cvwd.org. http://www.cvwd.org/about/waterandcv.php#canal. Retrieved 2011-05-28. 

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Coordinates: 33°26′59″N 115°42′32″W / 33.4497510°N 115.7088806°W / 33.4497510; -115.7088806



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