Coachella Canal

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The Coachella Canal is a major irrigation canal in Southern California that conveys Colorado River water to support agriculture in the Coachella Valley desert region.

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Coachella Canal canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aqueduct
irrigation canal
constructionStart 1940s
country United States
endPoint near Lake Cahuilla
feedsFrom All-American Canal
hasEconomicImpactOn agricultural economy of Coachella Valley
hasEngineeringFeature lined sections to reduce seepage
unlined sections in some reaches
hasEnvironmentalEffect reduces reliance on local groundwater aquifers
supports irrigated oases in arid desert landscape
hasFunction conveys Colorado River water to farms
delivers surface water to reduce groundwater pumping
inception mid-20th century
isInfrastructureType water conveyance infrastructure
isOwnedBy United States Bureau of Reclamation
isPartOfProgram U.S. federal reclamation projects in the American West
length about 122 miles
about 196 kilometers
locatedIn California
Coachella Valley
Riverside County, California
linked to: Riverside County

Southern California
locatedInDesert Colorado Desert
Sonoran Desert region
linked to: Sonoran Desert
locatedInHydrologicRegion Lower Colorado River Basin
locatedNear Salton Sea
maintainedBy Coachella Valley Water District
managedBy Coachella Valley Water District
nearbyCity Coachella, California
Indio, California
La Quinta, California
operator Coachella Valley Water District
partOf Colorado River Aqueduct system
primaryPurpose agricultural irrigation
regionServed Coachella Valley
serves irrigated farmland in Coachella Valley
startPoint All-American Canal
suppliesWaterTo citrus groves in Coachella Valley
date palm orchards in Coachella Valley
vegetable crops in Coachella Valley
supports agriculture in Coachella Valley
use irrigation
waterRightsFrom Colorado River allocations to California
waterSource Colorado River
waterUseType surface water conveyance

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

Algodones Dunes adjacentTo Coachella Canal
Low Desert waterSource Coachella Canal
Niland, California locatedNear Coachella Canal
All-American Canal feeds Coachella Canal