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Colorado River, near San Luis, Mex.
The All-American Canal is an 80-mile (129-kilometer) waterway that transports water from the Colorado River to the Imperial Valley in southeastern California.12
Completed in 1940, the canal serves as a critical irrigation infrastructure for the region, which contains approximately 500,000 acres of cultivated land. By providing a dedicated route for water, the canal replaced earlier irrigation channels that had to pass through Mexico, which were prone to flooding and instability. Today, the canal supplies water to the Imperial and Coachella valleys, supporting the production of various crops and livestock.13