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The California Aqueduct is a 444 The channel and pumping capacities at the start of the aqueduct are 10,300 and 10,670 cubic feet per second (292 and 302 m³/s), respectively. The largest channel capacity is 13,100 ft³/s (371 m³/s) and the largest pumping plant capacity (Dos Amigos) is 15,450 ft³/s (437 m³/s). The aqueduct begins at the . Once it has crossed the Tehachapi Mountains the aqueduct divides into two branches; the West and the East Branch. The East Branch feeds Lake Perris and the San Gorgonio Pass area, while the West Branch heads toward Castaic Lake in the Angeles National Forest to supply the western Los Angeles basin. Water flows through the aqueduct in a series of abrupt rises and gradual falls. The water flows down a long segment, built at a slight grade, and arrives at a pumping station powered by off of Path 15 and Path 26 are needed to ensure proper operation of the pumps. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) also operates two Pumped-storage Hydroelectric plants, Castaic and Gianelli. Gianelli is located at the base of San Luis Dam , which forms San Luis Reservoir , the largest offstream Reservoir in the United States. The DWR also operates 20 other primary lakes and reservoirs. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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