aqueduct

In the 20th century, the city built hundreds of miles of aqueduct to carry water across deserts and mountains, seeding a metropolis that has projected its music, film and culture around the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

In Sylmar, a suburban neighborhood in north Los Angeles that borders the Angeles and San Gabriel National Forests, Varela walked with Mendoza along the L.A. aqueduct.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The L.A. aqueduct, an astonishing feat of engineering, brought hundreds of millions of gallons a day down more than 200 miles from the Owens Valley into the San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fencing exists along the aqueduct and MWD facilities “to prevent unauthorized access,” and signage warns about the dangers of entering the canal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

And now I’m questioning if we’re even in the right aqueduct to begin with.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

They were ancient Italy’s first great engineers, ambitious road-builders who drained land for development and showed the Romans how to build their famous aqueducts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The Central Valley Project includes 20 dams and about 500 miles of aqueducts and canals, stretching from the Redding area to near Bakersfield.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The museum suffered damage, its windows were blown out, but the explosion did not reach the necropolis nor the Roman-era triumphal arch, aqueducts and hippodrome that are also part of the site.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

The system of aqueducts and pipelines transports water from the Delta to 27 million people in cities from the Bay Area to San Diego, and to 750,000 acres of farmland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

“They built aqueducts, roads—” “Siege weapons,” Frank added.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan