US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
ANSWER: The body of water shown in the photo is one of the Van Norman Lakes. Known until recently as the Upper San Fernando Reservoir, it is used by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power as the main storage place for the precious water from the Owens River, arriving here via a 233-mile aqueduct. It is adjacent to Sepulveda Blvd. in the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley. It and a similar nearby reservoir were renamed in honor of late H.A. Van Norman, once general manager of the Department of Water and Power, who played a leading role in construction of the Owens River Aqueduct. KNOW YOUR CITY, NO.135 -- Los Angeles residents should recognize this. It is pretty important to their existence. Its name was changed not too long ago and it became a lake. But its function is more vital than boating. See Page 20, Part lA.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b257_95950FC-1 ark:/21198/zz0002t709
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Reservoirs--California--Los Angeles County Landmarks Lakes--California--Los Angeles County Waterworks--California--Los Angeles County Los Angeles Owens River Aqueduct System
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