Parker Dam, located just out side of Parker is what controls the water in Lake Havasu. All of the water for ,Los Angeles is pumped out of this lake. The system is 242miles long, made up of 2 reservoirs, 5 pumping stations, 100 klm of canals, 148 klm of tunnels, , and 135 klm of tunnels. It moves 1,200,00 acre feet of water per year. An acre -ft of water is 43580,sq feet of water one foot deep. They talk about what a wonderful system this is, but if the Colorado river ever dries up as is happening, there will be no water in Los Angeles and no water to grow all of the vegetables in the lower valley. I see it as insanity.
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