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Another Water Crisis 1918-26

• While the aqueduct was
under construction, the

City’s population grew

from 284,000 to 425,000
people

• Near record-low rainfall
beset the LA area,

beginning in the winter of

1918-19, lasting till 1924-25

• Cultivation of the San

Fernando Valley increased
567% from 1914-1923

• More water storage was

needed in the Los Angeles

vicinity

• St. Francis was the largest

of 9 reservoirs built or
enlarged between 1920-26