--- title: The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhW2BjFQCZM source: youtube-com-practicalengineeringchannel published: 2026-03-17T13:00:44Z updated: 2026-09-03T13:00:24Z first_seen: 2026-09-08T10:17:10.166315Z authors: - Practical Engineering summary: |- A little tour of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering 🚣Watch The Colorado Problem: https://nebula.tv/thecoloradoproblem?ref=practical-engineering The story of the LA aqueduct in a nutshell: The project seemed obvious from an engineering perspective. But it many ways, it was not only unscrupulous, but also short-sighted. 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Video by Grady Hillhouse Edited by Wesley Crump Produced by Ralph Crewe Graphics by Nebula Studios MUSIC CREDITS ____________________________________ Recycled Mood from Epidemic Sound Cave Thoughts composed by Donovan Bullen (Nebula Studios) Magnified XY from Epidemic Sound Building Blocks from Epidemic Sound All Parts Equal from Epidemic Sound Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6fBPdu8w9U content: extracted html: 2026-03-17-the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild.html preview: file: 2026-03-17-the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild.preview-32b2f4370176.webp width: 256 height: 192 color: '#62716f' images: - source: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PhW2BjFQCZM/maxresdefault.jpg original: file: 2026-03-17-the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild.image-10a4eda72b5b.jpg width: 1280 height: 720 variants: - file: 2026-03-17-the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild.image-22dc6ede9713.webp width: 48 height: 27 color: '#b5a9a6' extra: thumbnail: https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/PhW2BjFQCZM/hqdefault.jpg --- A little tour of the Los Angeles Aqueduct system\ 🌌Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/Practical-Engineering\ 🚣Watch The Colorado Problem: https://nebula.tv/thecoloradoproblem?ref=practical-engineering The story of the LA aqueduct in a nutshell: The project seemed obvious from an engineering perspective. But it many ways, it was not only unscrupulous, but also short-sighted. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/practical-engineering-the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild Signed copies of my book (plus other cool stuff) are available here: https://store.practical.engineering/ Practical Engineering is a YouTube channel about infrastructure and the human-made world around us. It is hosted, written, and produced by Grady Hillhouse. We have new videos posted regularly, so please subscribe for updates. If you enjoyed the video, hit that ‘like’ button, give us a comment, or watch another of our videos! 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SPECIAL THANKS\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ This video is sponsored by Nebula.\ Stock video and imagery provided by Getty Images, Shutterstock, Pond5, and Videoblocks.\ Video by Grady Hillhouse\ Edited by Wesley Crump\ Produced by Ralph Crewe\ Graphics by Nebula Studios MUSIC CREDITS\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ Recycled Mood from Epidemic Sound\ Cave Thoughts composed by Donovan Bullen (Nebula Studios)\ Magnified XY from Epidemic Sound\ Building Blocks from Epidemic Sound\ All Parts Equal from Epidemic Sound\ Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License\ Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6fBPdu8w9U