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====Altering the Los Angeles River to Increase Water to LA====
[[File:Ca owens.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Map of California showing the Owens Valley, the Los Angeles Aqueduct, and the city of Los Angeles]]
While the Los Angeles River had been adequate for early settlers, it was unable to sustain Los Angeles’ growth after a series of booms. The completion of the Southern Pacific Railroad line and the railroad line from Los Angeles to San Pedro, and the discovery of oil in the early 20th century made modern Los Angeles possible. As Los Angeles became linked to the rest of the global economy through railroads and ports, and as Los Angeles became the center of a quintessentially-American resource extraction story, it gradually outgrew its water supply—with no other water in sight. Enter Frederick Eaton and William Mulholland.
