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A rare glimpse inside the mountain tunnel that carries water to Southern California
In the 1930s, workers bored a 13-mile tunnel beneath Mt. San Jacinto. Here's a look inside the engineering feat that carries ...
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Rare look inside underground aqueduct in San Jacinto built almost 100 years ago entirely by hand
It's the final leg of the massive Colorado River Aqueduct: the 13-mile-long San Jacinto tunnel, bringing up to 1,700 cubic feet of water per second underneath one of Southern California's tallest ...
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CityDig: This 1938 Map Details Every Dramatic Stretch of the 242-Mile-Long Colorado River Aqueduct
In 1928, the Metropolitan Water District was formed for the express purpose of building the Colorado River Aqueduct and transporting the water to the city. March 12 of that same year, the St ...
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The engineering marvel that carries water under a mountain to Southern California
As part of the Colorado River Aqueduct, it remains a critical piece of 1930s-era infrastructure. Albert Brave Tiger Lee is a Southern California native, son of Korean immigrants, a father and a ...
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A rare glimpse inside the mountain tunnel that carries water to Southern California
Completed in 1939, the tunnel was a cornerstone in the construction of the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct. It enabled the delivery of as much as 1 billion gallons of water per day. The tunnel is ...