On Nov. 5, 1913, 40,000 people assembled at the southern end of the gravity-powered aqueduct and let out a cheer when the first Owens River water splashed into the San Fernando Valley.

In 1924, Owens Valley residents seized the L.A. Aqueduct in a defiant protest. An event focuses on remembering the troubled chapter of L.A. water history.

In 1924, Owens Valley residents seized the L.A. Aqueduct in a defiant protest. An event focuses on remembering the troubled chapter of L.A. water history.

The Owens River flows from the Eastern Sierras toward the Los Angeles Aqueduct intake. Mae Ryan/KPCC The Los Angeles Aqueduct flows in pipelines in Santa Clarita, Calif.

On paper, the idea of the Owens River (elev. 3,800 feet) flowing downhill to Los Angeles (elev. 1,200 feet at Upper Van Norman Lake) seems straightforward enough: the aqueduct’s water drops an ...

Looking down on the dry Owens Valley from the road to the Mt. Whitney portal. (Photo: Matt Holzman) (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original ...

BIG PINE, Calif. -- Looking out from the banks of the river that once ran through this rugged valley beside the Sierra Nevada range, Mike Prather sees only an ugly heap of stumps, weeds and dried mud.

OLANCHA – Water in the aqueduct that helped fuel Los Angeles’ growth was flowing toward the city Wednesday for the first time in six months after workers removed an earthen and concrete… ...

Major snowfalls brought drought relief, now LADWP must deal with snowmelt that could flood the Owens dry lake and communities along the 200-mile LA Aqueduct.