Edmonston Pumping Plant
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Edmonston Pumping Plant is a pumping station near the south end of the California Aqueduct. It raises the water 1,926 feet (600 m) to cross the Tehachapi Mountains. 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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] Sources
- http://www.nautiloid.net/peanut/dwrvisit/main.html
- http://wwwswpao.water.ca.gov/publications/bulletin/95/view/tables/ti-3.htm
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