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... metres of water 600 metres over the Tehachapi Mountains , higher than the highest waterfall in North America , to irrigate the farms of Imperial Valley , south of Los Angeles . Concrete - lined canals carry water for irrigation and ...
... metres of water 600 metres over the Tehachapi Mountains , higher than the highest waterfall in North America , to irrigate the farms of Imperial Valley , south of Los Angeles . Concrete - lined canals carry water for irrigation and ...
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... metres diverted an- nually , only about 71.5 billion cubic metres reach the heads of water courses . It has been estimated that from 5 per cent to as much as 65 per cent per mile is lost in the watercourses . Altogether , less than 30 ...
... metres diverted an- nually , only about 71.5 billion cubic metres reach the heads of water courses . It has been estimated that from 5 per cent to as much as 65 per cent per mile is lost in the watercourses . Altogether , less than 30 ...
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... metres in diameter , through the dam and into the dam foundation . It was hourglass shaped ... " This structural failure indicates the dangers of building the dam on highly fissured bedrock . " Fissured bedrock , even if covered by ten ...
... metres in diameter , through the dam and into the dam foundation . It was hourglass shaped ... " This structural failure indicates the dangers of building the dam on highly fissured bedrock . " Fissured bedrock , even if covered by ten ...
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