Edmonston Pumping Plant is a pumping station near the south end of the California Aqueduct. Pumping stations are facilities including Pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another The California Aqueduct is a 444 Mile (715 km)-long Aqueduct in the United States It raises the water 1,926 feet (600 m) to cross the Tehachapi Mountains. The Tehachapi Mountains (təˈhætʃəˌpi are a short transverse range in southern California in the United States, running SW-NE connecting The Edmonston Pumping station requires so much power that several power lines off of Path 15 and Path 26 are needed to ensure proper operation of the pumps.
Characteristics
- Number of units: 14 (two galleries of 7)
- Normal static head: 1,926 ft
- Total flow at design head: 4,480 ft³/s (9 m³/s)
- Total motor rating: 1,120,000 hp (835 MW)
Sources
- http://www.nautiloid.net/peanut/dwrvisit/main.html
- http://wwwswpao.water.ca.gov/publications/bulletin/95/view/tables/ti-3.htm