Newman in Stanislaus County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
West of This Point is the California Aqueduct
Photographed by Tceng, April 12, 2012
1. California Aqueduct Marker
Inscription.
West of This Point is the California Aqueduct. . West of this point is the California Aqueduct which parallels Interstate Highway 5 for about 250 miles in the San Joaquin Valley. The aqueduct is a major part of the California State Water Project operated by the State Department of Water Resources. The aqueduct transports water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the San Joaquin Valley for irrigation and municipal uses and to Southern California for municipal use a distance of 444 miles. It also serves water to the South Bay and Central Coastal areas from San Luis Reservoir to State Highway 41. The aqueduct serves both the state water project and the Federal Central Valley Project. Irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley makes it one of the richest agricultural areas in the world.
West of this point is the California Aqueduct which parallels Interstate Highway 5 for about 250 miles in the San Joaquin Valley. The aqueduct is a major part of the California State Water Project operated by the State Department of Water Resources. The aqueduct transports water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to the San Joaquin Valley for irrigation and municipal uses and to Southern California for municipal use a distance of 444 miles. It also serves water to the South Bay and Central Coastal areas from San Luis Reservoir to State Highway 41. The aqueduct serves both the state water project and the Federal Central Valley Project. Irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley makes it one of the richest agricultural areas in the world.
Location. 37° 18.042′ N, 121° 6.255′ W. Marker is in Newman, California, in Stanislaus County. It can be reached from West Side Highway (Interstate 5) 0.1 miles south of Shields Road, on the right when traveling south. This marker is located adjacent to the Orestimba historic marker on the Interstate 5 scenic overlook. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newman CA 95360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the San Joaquin Valley and specifically in the Central Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Regarding West of This Point is the California Aqueduct. Visiting this marker provides the viewer an uplifting. leagues distant view of the San Joaquin Valley and California Aqueduct.
Photographed by Tceng, April 12, 2012
2. California Aqueduct Marker
Photographed by Tceng, April 12, 2012
3. View S, California Aqueduct
Photographed by Tceng, April 12, 2012
4. View N, The California Aqueduct
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2012, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,178 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2012, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
