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Explore How Los Angeles Stole Its Water: The Complete History of the Los Angeles Aqueduct with 1,209,949 views, 16,972 likes, and 1,701 comments. Experience the impact of this video content that has captured audience attention.

This is a story of greed, corruption, and hubris. Between 1900 and 1930, the population of Los Angeles exploded from just over 100,000 residents to more than 1.2 million. But the city had only one unreliable source of fresh water — the Los Angeles River. The solution? Build a 233-mile aqueduct through desolate mountain terrain to divert water from Owens Valley to Los Angeles. Completed on November 5, 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was one of the greatest engineering feats of the early 20th century. But behind the triumph lay secret land deals, political manipulation, and a calculated effort to secure water rights at any cost. In this episode of Explore Always, we examine: • The rapid rise of Los Angeles • The ambitions of William Mulholland and Frederick Eaton • The role of Joseph Lippincott and the Bureau of Reclamation • The annexation of the San Fernando Valley • The collapse of Owens Lake • Sabotage by Owens Valley residents • And the catastrophic failure of the St. Francis Dam in 1928 — the worst civil engineering disaster in 20th-century America The dam’s collapse killed at least 431 people and permanently destroyed Mulholland’s reputation. Over the decades, Los Angeles expanded the aqueduct system, draining Mono Lake, fueling the California Water Wars, and leaving Owens Lake as the largest source of dust pollution in the United States. More than a century later, the Los Angeles Aqueduct continues to shape California’s environmental policy, infrastructure debates, and water rights conflicts. Was it visionary engineering — or one of the greatest municipal power plays in American history? Quick Links: 0:00 - A story of greed, corruption & hubris 1:45 - A brief history of Los Angeles 2:55 - William Mulholland & Fred Eaton 4:31 - Owens Lake today 5:15 - Owens River is the answer... 5:54 - The law gets in the way 7:19 - Los Angeles buys up water rights 7:57 - Crooked Politics 101 9:10 - Annexing the San Fernando Valley 10:10 - Construction begins 10:50 - "There it is, take it" 12:32 - St. Francis Dam 13:37 - The worst American civil engineering disaster 15:00 - Long Valley Dam creates Lake Crowley 16:31 - LADWP compelled by a court order 17:27 - What now? — #LosAngelesAqueduct #CaliforniaWaterWars #HiddenHistory 🌍✈️⛰🗽 Explore Always uncovers the hidden history behind America’s most ambitious projects and overlooked landscapes — exploring infrastructure, environmental turning points, and the decisions that shaped our world. 📘 Follow along on Facebook: https://facebook.com/explorealways

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