Title supplied by cataloger. The Colorado River Aqueduct begins at the Parker Dam southeast of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, and terminates at Lake Mathews in western Riverside County, Calif. It was constructed between 1933-1941 by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Conceived by William Mulholland and designed by Frank E. Weymouth, it was the largest public works project in southern California during the Great Depression. The project employed 30,000 people over an eight-year period and as many as 10,000 at one time. Photograph caption reads: "Like huge arms, giant pipes carry Colorado River water to Southern California from the Gene Pumping Plant on the Colorado River Aqueduct. The plant, second of five on the system, is located 3 miles east of the Colorado River". The Gene Pumping Plant is just south of Parker Dam and lifts the water 303 feet. Photograph dated: June 23, 1977.; Photograph was published again on Dec. 1, 1985 to accompany an article on the reallotment of Colorado River water.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
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