Panama and Los Panama and Los AngelesAngeles

By Charles SomersBy Charles Somers

Los AngelesLos Angeles

Began 1908Began 1908 24.5 million dollar 24.5 million dollar

budgetbudget 5000 workers 5000 workers Finished in 1913Finished in 1913 223 mi of 12 foot pipe223 mi of 12 foot pipe Taken from the Owens Taken from the Owens

riverriver Ends at Los Angeles Ends at Los Angeles

reservoir reservoir

Los AngelesLos Angeles Designed by engineer Designed by engineer

and LADWP director, and LADWP director, William MulhollandWilliam Mulholland

His techniques lead to His techniques lead to the California water the California water warswars

In 1928, his career In 1928, his career ended in ignominy ended in ignominy after the St. Francis after the St. Francis Dam failed just hours Dam failed just hours after he had given it a after he had given it a personal safety personal safety inspection. inspection.

Los Angeles Los Angeles

During the initial During the initial opening of the Los opening of the Los Angeles aqueduct Angeles aqueduct people brought tin people brought tin cups to drink from cups to drink from the man made the man made riverriver

The average sale The average sale price for an acre price for an acre foot of water was foot of water was $4.00 an acre$4.00 an acre

Panama CanalPanama Canal

The The Panama CanalPanama Canal is is a 77 km (48 mi) ship a 77 km (48 mi) ship canal in Panama that canal in Panama that joins the Atlantic joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific OceanOcean

Took ten years to Took ten years to complete 1904-1914complete 1904-1914

The largest and most The largest and most difficult engineering difficult engineering projectproject

Panama CanalPanama Canal

27,500 deaths 27,500 deaths during construction during construction mostly due to mostly due to malaria and yellow malaria and yellow feverfever

First started by First started by French in 1880French in 1880

Finished by united Finished by united States from 1904-States from 1904-19141914

Panama CanalPanama Canal

Takes 8 to 10 Takes 8 to 10 hours for a ship to hours for a ship to go throughgo through

The canal consists The canal consists of artificial lakes, of artificial lakes, several improved several improved and artificial and artificial channels, and channels, and three sets of locks three sets of locks

The average toll is The average toll is around US$54,000 around US$54,000