All-American Canal

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The All-American Canal is a major irrigation canal in southeastern California that diverts water from the Colorado River to supply farms and communities in the Imperial Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
irrigation canal
completionDate 1942
constructedBy U.S. federal government NERFINISHED
United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
constructionStartDate 1934
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Imperial Sand Dunes area NERFINISHED
designedToAvoid routing through Mexico
environmentalConcern impacts on Mexican groundwater and wetlands
feeds Coachella Canal NERFINISHED
Imperial Irrigation District canal system NERFINISHED
hasBridgeCrossings roads and railways
hasIssue drowning incidents
seepage losses
hazard steep, slippery banks
strong currents
infrastructureType open-channel aqueduct
knownFor being one of the largest irrigation canals in the world
length about 130 miles
about 209 kilometers
linedSections concrete
locatedIn Imperial County, California NERFINISHED
Riverside County
surface form: Riverside County, California

southeastern California
locatedInDesert Colorado Desert NERFINISHED
maximumFlowRate about 26,000 cubic feet per second
about 736 cubic meters per second
nearBorderWith Mexico NERFINISHED
nearCity El Centro, California NERFINISHED
Yuma, Arizona NERFINISHED
opened 1942
operator Imperial Irrigation District NERFINISHED
partOf Boulder Canyon Project NERFINISHED
primaryUse irrigation
regionServed Coachella Valley NERFINISHED
Imperial Valley NERFINISHED
replaced Alamo Canal NERFINISHED
secondaryUse municipal water supply
sourceRiver Colorado River NERFINISHED
subjectOf All-American Canal Lining Project NERFINISHED
suppliesWaterTo Coachella Valley communities NERFINISHED
Imperial Valley communities
Imperial Valley farms NERFINISHED
terminus Imperial Valley farmlands
unlinedSections earthen
waterIntakeLocation Imperial Dam NERFINISHED
waterRightFrom Colorado River Compact allocations

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial Dam feeds All-American Canal
Brawley hasIrrigationSource All-American Canal
Imperial Valley irrigatedBy All-American Canal
El Centro metropolitan area waterSource All-American Canal
Holtville waterSource All-American Canal
Low Desert waterSource All-American Canal