William Mulholland built the 233-mile Los Angeles Aqueduct between 1908-1913, bringing water from the Owens Valley to LA. This allowed LA to grow substantially but devastated Owens Valley farms and communities by drying up the valley. The aqueduct system, including dams and reservoirs, is still used today. Mulholland's career ended when a dam he designed, St. Francis Dam, collapsed in 1928, killing over 450 people.

1. California: A History- Part 3 By: Twyla Gollery

2. Los angeles Aqueduct: Muhalland William Mulholland was the head of the L.A. department of water and power. He built aqueducts and dams that allowed L.A. to continue to grow. Mulholland built the Los Angeles Aqueduct, it took water from the Owens Valley and ran it 233 miles to L.A. Mulhallands career was over when a dam he designed, the St. Francis Dam, collapsed and killed an estimated 450 were killed Mulholland was able to give input on the Hoover Dam and the Colorado River Aqueducts

3. Los angeles Aqueduct: owens valley The Owens Valley lies in between the Sierra Nevada, the White Mountains and the Inyo Mountains Before the Los Angeles Aqueduct, farmers used the water from the Owens Lake to grow crops and raise livestock Owens Valley locals fought the Los Angeles Aqueduct plans, but officials still proceeded to make plans and built it Once the Los Angeles Aqueduct was being used, much of Owens Valley became dry, farmers were unable to provide enough water to their plants and livestock and lost their lively hoods

4. Los angeles Aqueduct: the aqueduct This project began in 1908 and had the budget of $24.5 million, 5,000 workers were involved in construction of the aqueduct The Los Angeles Aqueduct was finished in 1913 and is still in use today The aqueduct uses only gravity to let the water travel from point A to point B Because of the hostility between Owen Valley residents and the aqueduct, the residents sabotaged parts of the aqueduct in the early days of it's use

5. Los angeles Aqueduct: ‘a desert turned into an eden (l.a.)’ Originally Los Angeles is of a desert climate and not much can grow or thrive without assistance After the Los Angeles Aqueduct was built, people in Los Angeles were able to grow and create large gardens People did not conserve water and there was still a surplus of water Investors who knew of the aqueduct before it was built bought property in the San Fernando Valley, they were able to use the surplus of water to water crops and livestock, making a good prophet

6. The Pioneers: the french The French began the idea of making a canal in Panama ‘The Great Frenchmen’ Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had designed the Suez Canal was put in charge Ferdinand wanted to use the same method he had in Suez, building an all sea level canal Panama’s heavy flow of rain, lack of technology, and mosquito related diseases caused the French to fail As many as 22,000 workers were estimated to have died

7. the Builders: The United states John Franks Stevens developed plans for a lock and dam system to move ships above sea level and through the canal Stevens realized that before he could get construction under, this lead to the most costly sanitation clean up on record for his time After John Stevens resigned George Goethals was put in charge of this project Under his supervision the canal was completed in 1914 ahead of schedule The AA Ancon was the ship to pass through the canal

8. The dangers of panama Panama has two season's, wet and dry each has it's dangers For workers of the panama canal death was usually caused by malaria, yellow fever(both caused by mosquito bites), and the chance of getting caught in a land slide while working in the canal Foot rot was also a danger from being constantly wet and heat exhaustion while working, for the bottom of the canal would reach 120 degrees in the midafternoons

9. The amazing feat’s of the panama canal The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel It is still in use today and can save a ship 8,000 miles of travel A ship is raised through a level of locks that lift the ship up an amazing 80ft, the canal consists of three sets of locks The canal also consists of artificial lakes and canals Another channel is being built to allow even bigger cargo ships to pass though the canal

10. work Cited: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mulholland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owens_Valley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Aqueduct Cadillac Desert: 1. Mulholland's Dream A Man, A Plan, A Canal - Panama!