Talk:California Aqueduct

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Table
Here's a table of California Aqueduct facilities that I made. What do you guys think? I hope that it makes sense. When an aqueduct or conduit splits off, I indented it and then indented the facilities that make it up. Aqueducts or conduits that split off again are indented again. -- Kjkolb 22:44, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Hi! I think this is really valuable information that could benefit this page. Although I do believe the formatting could be a little better. I plan on working on it, and finding a source for the information and posting it. Thanks for the idea! KellyBarrett95 (talk) 18:22, 3 March 2019 (UTC)

California Aqueduct facilities

 * Banks Pumping Plant
 * O'Neill Forebay
 * Gianelli Pumping-Generating Plant
 * San Luis Reservoir (offstream)
 * Pacheco Tunnel
 * Pacheco Pumping Plant
 * Pacheco Conduit
 * Santa Clara Tunnel and Conduit
 * Hollister Conduit
 * San Justo Reservoir (offstream)
 * Dos Amigos Pumping Plant
 * Little Panoche Reservoir
 * Coalinga Canal
 * Coastal Branch
 * Las Perillas Pumping Plant
 * Badger Hill Pumping Plant
 * Devil's Den Pumping Plant
 * Bluestone Pumping Plant
 * Polonio Pass Pumping Plant
 * Tank Site 2
 * Tank Site 1
 * Tank Site 5
 * Buena Vista Pumping Plant
 * Teerink Pumping Plant
 * Edmonston Pumping Plant
 * Tehachapi Crossing
 * Tehachapi Afterbay
 * West Branch
 * Oso Pumping Plant
 * Quail Lake
 * Warne Power Plant
 * Pyramid Lake
 * Elderberry Forebay
 * Castaic Lake
 * Foothill Feeder Power Plant
 * East Branch
 * Alamo Power Plant
 * Pearblossom Pumping Plant
 * Mojave Siphon Power Plant
 * Silverwood Lake
 * Devil Canyon Power Plant
 * Lake Perris

Integration into article
Hey guys, I thought this was a really valuable addition to the article, and decided the best way to integrate it into the article was under the branch's section, you'll see below. I'd love some feedback! KellyBarrett95 (talk) 03:41, 18 March 2019 (UTC)

Coastal Branch The Coastal Branch splits from the main line 11.3 mi (18.2 km) south-southeast of Kettleman City transiting Kings County, Kern County, San Luis Obispo County, and Santa Barbara County to deliver water to the coastal cities of San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, and Santa Barbara.Coastal Branch is 116 mi (187 km) and five pump stations. Phase I, an above ground aqueduct totals 15 mi (24 km) from where it branches from the California Aqueduct, was completed in 1968. With construction beginning in 1994, Phase II consists of 101 mi (163 km) of a 42–57-inch (1.07–1.45 m) diameter buried pipeline extending from the Devils Den Pump Plant, and terminates at Tank 5 on Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) extension, completed in 1997, is a (30–39 in) (76–99 cm) diameter pipeline that travels 42 mi (68 km) from Vandenberg through Vandenberg Village, Lompoc, Buellton, and Solvang where it terminates at Lake Cachuma in Los Padres National Forest. East Branch The aqueduct splits off into the East Branch and West Branch in extreme southern Kern County, north of the Los Angeles County line. The East Branch supplies Lake Palmdale and terminates at Lake Perris, in the area of the San Gorgonio Pass. It passes through parts of Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties. West Branch The West Branch continues to head towards its terminus at Pyramid Lake and Castaic Lake in the Angeles National Forest to supply the western Los Angeles basin. It passes through parts of Kern and Los Angeles counties.
 * Coastal Branch Facilities
 * Las Perillas Pumping Plant
 * Badger Hill Pumping Plant
 * Devil's Den Pumping Plant
 * Bluestone Pumping Plant
 * Polonia Pass Pumping Plant
 * Polonio Pass Water Treatment Plant
 * Cuesta Tunnel
 * Santa Ynez Pumping Facility
 * East Branch Facilities
 * Pearblossom Pumping Plant
 * Alamo Power Plant
 * Mojave Siphon Power Plant
 * San Bernardiono Tunnel
 * Devil Canyon Power Plant
 * Greenspot Pump Station
 * Crafton Hills Reservoir
 * Crafton Hills Pump Station
 * Cherry Valley Pump Station
 * West Branch Facilities
 * Oso Pumping Plant
 * Peace Valley Pipeline
 * Warne Powerplant
 * Angeles Tunnel
 * Castaic Power Plant

History/Creation
Can we add anything relating to the history and the building/creation of the California Aqueduct? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.179.8.41 (talk) 17:33, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

I agree. As one of the largest water projects in the country, it deserves appropriate history along with that of the State Water Project.17:01, 26 May 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.168.57.22 (talk)

Subcategories
I'm not sure why, but somebody put this in a category "Canals in Arizona". The California Aqueduct is entirely within the State of California. I suspect somebody mistook the California Aqueduct for the Colorado River Aqueduct that is used to bring Colorado River water to the Metropolitan Water District of Souther California. MCalamari 20:17, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Diagram needed
Having so much text devoted to spelling out the various waypoints but no map or schematic to follow along with? Something akin to a subway-like map showing elevations changes, pumping stations, (tunnels?), etc would help immensely.--Hooperbloob (talk) 04:57, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Map request template is already attached. —Swpbtalk 18:36, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Loss of water to evaporation
The California aqueduct is mostly open to the air, rather than being covered. It is likely that a significant amount of the water is lost to evaporation before getting from northern to souther California. I think this article should mention this. I don't know how much water that amounts to, but the efficiency of the aqueduct is worth mentioning. Fcrary (talk) 03:18, 22 August 2020 (UTC)

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