Name/Title
Artesian Well, Big PineEntry/Object ID
1989.37.3Description
Artesian well flowing in Big Pine. LADWP may have drilled this well (though not for export down the LA Aqueduct, which was primarily furnished by surface flow). This image gives a clear indication of how high water tables were in the Owens Valley previous to LADWP's major groundwater pumping effort in the 1970s to fill the second barrel of the aqueduct. Machine behind the well may be associated with well drilling. Photo taken looking north toward the White Mountains.Made/Created
Artist
Mendenhall, Harry W.Date made
1910 - 1940Place
City
Big PineCounty
Inyo CountyState/Province
California