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Ontario City Library, Robert E. Ellingwood Model Colony History Room For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact the Robert E. Ellingwood Model Colony History Room at the Ontario City Library at 909-395-2206 or localhistory@ontarioca.gov.
Description
This brochure outlines the plans for the Metropolitan Water District Aqueduct on the Colorado River. This project is associated with the Hoover Dam, occasionally referred to as the Boulder Canyon Dam or Boulder Canyon Project. The brochure discusses the Colorado River, flood control, the operations of the Metropolitan Water District, the route for the aqueduct, and other topics. It also features pictures of Parker Dam and Power Plant, Copper Basin Reservoir, Lake Havasu, Hayfield Pumping Plant, and Lake Mathews.
Aqueducts Colorado River Aqueduct (Calif.) Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.) Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Dams Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.)
Place
Colorado River Aqueduct (Calif.) Colorado River Aqueduct (Calif.): 33.68613120000001 Colorado River Aqueduct (Calif.): -115.93444149999999
Source
Brochure, 9 scanned pages: Model Colony Clipping Files, Ontario City Library, Robert E. Ellingwood Model Colony History Room.
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