All-American Canal
Credit: NASA, Posted on: Friday, 24 April 2009, 05:40 CDT Download full size image
The All-American Canal, the largest irrigation canal in the world and a key landmark along the U.S.-Mexico border, is the focus of this image, taken by the crew of Expedition 18 aboard the International Space Station. The prominent dark line crossing the image is the canal, which is crossed in this view by Interstate Highway 8. The canal carries 26,155 cubic feet of water per second westward from the Colorado River to support the intensive agriculture of California's Imperial Valley to the northwest and nine cities, including San Diego. The canal system is the Imperial Valley's only source of water, and it allows irrigation of more than 500,000 acres of agricultural fields. The Coachella Canal, one of four main branch canals, leads water north to Imperial Valley.
More Images

360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky.The Milky Way arches across this rare 360-degree panorama of the night sky above the Paranal platfor...
Recent Images
- 360-degree Panorama of the Southern Sky
- Pitted Layers Northeast of Hellas Region
- Spring Bloom and Dust off Argentina
- Shadows Side by Side
- Kasei Valles And Sacra Fossae, In Perspective
- Athabasca Oil Sands
- Successful Flight Through Enceladus Plume
- Chaotic Terrain Between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae
- Glacial Dust off Alaska
Latest Thoughts
-
Nov 9, 2009, 8:03 am
Getting the Most From Your Veggies
-
Nov 9, 2009, 7:52 am
Study: You May Have a 25% Chance of Catching Swine Flu
-
Nov 9, 2009, 7:36 am
BPA: What You Need to Know
-
Nov 9, 2009, 7:26 am
Medical School Enrollment Is Still Increasing
-
Nov 9, 2009, 6:45 am
Women Are Better Than Men At Preventing the Flu
-
Nov 8, 2009, 7:47 am
More Men Getting Cosmetic Surgery
- More Videos















RSS Feeds