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.
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.