Irrigation Canals and Waterways

A series of irrigation canals reflecting water and surrounded by dry landscapes. Some show greenery, highlighting challenges of water availability in arid regions.

USA, Nevada, Las Vegas (on 2019 California Drought Expedition), Clark County Wetlands Park (Mohave Desert), Duck Creek

Irrigation canal San Luis Plain California USA

Buckeye, Arizona, A canal carries irrigation water to crops growing on a farm in the Arizona desert. Water availability is an increasing problem as drought affects the western U.S.

Los Angeles River near WIllow Street, Long Beach, California, USA

Irrigation canal and green plants

USA, Nevada, Las Vegas (on 2019 California Drought Expedition), Clark County Wetlands Park (Mohave Desert), Duck Creek

Cracked Earth alongs banks of Los Angeles River, Long Beach, California, USA

Irrigation canal near Palo Verde California

Aftermath - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-46-63. storage unit and other debris in marshy area. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Arizona-California border area, where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plant with Bureau Commissioner Robert Johnson, and joined Johnson and officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Drop 2 Reservoir Project--part of the Lower Colorado River Water Storage Program--in Imperial County, California

California Aqueduct San Joaquin Valley near Gustine California

Irrigation canal carrying water to fields, Ebre Delta, Catalonia, Spain, april

Aerial border patrol on the U.S./Mexico border.

Ballona Creek is a nine-mile long flood protection channel that drains the Los Angeles basin. Ballona Creek is designed to discharge to Santa Monica Bay approximately 71,400 cubic feet per second from a 50-year frequency storm event. Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Desilting ponds zig-zag design helps slow down water, allowing for silt to settle out before the water is directed towards the infiltration basins. San Gabriel Spreading Grounds, Water Replenishment District - WRD, Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County

USA, California, Central Valley, San Joaquin River Valley, Newman Waste way canal, seen from Braza Rd west of North Grasslands (Large format sizes available)

Dam/Levee Break Flooding Mudslide/Landslide Severe Storm Winter Storm - Bombay Beach, Calif. , March 15, 2010 Snow-pack melt and recent heavy winter weather combined and flooded this roadway along The Salton Sea levee system. Mitigation efforts to avoid such repetitive flooding are being examined by FEMA officials. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. California Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, and Debris and Mud Flows. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

irrigation canal in countryside irrigation canal in the countryside Copyright: xZoonar.com/GoneWithTheWindx 9659474

Buckeye, Arizona, A ditch carries irrigation water to crops growing on a farm in the Arizona desert. Water availability is an increasing problem as drought affects the western U.S.

USA, Louisiana, Atchafalaya Basin, Morganza Spillway (Floodway), built and maintained by US Army Corps of Engineers, and east (upriver) of spillway gates.

Groundwater well pumping into holding pond on Cardello Winery. Rod Cardella runs Cardella Winery, a family business since 1969, which grows almonds, broccoli and other crops as well as grapes. With the high price of water in recent years, Rod has turned to technology and drip irrigation to lower water usage and like many other farmers is planting high value crops such as almonds. Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

USA, California, Central Valley, Vernalis, off Rt 132, California Aqueduct (Large format sizes available)

Secondary sedimentation pools

USA, Nevada, Las Vegas. Clark County Wetlands Park (Mohave Desert), Duck Creek.

The beginning of the Los Angeles River at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arryo Calabasas in Canoga Park. San Fernado Valley, Los Angeles Coutny, California, USA

USA, California. Central Coast, Santa Barbara County, Carpinteria, Via Real view of detention basin for Franciscan Court and Cravens Lane

Farmers are leaving more fields fallow after three years of severe drought. Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

California Aqueduct San Joaquin Valley near Gustine California

USA California. No Water No Life, California Drought Expedition 5. Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers Delta, Woodland, Knaggs Ranch along the Yolo Bypass,'Salmon on Fish' tour about The Nigiri Project

View. Richards Bay Minerals mining operation. Richards Bay. KwaZulu Natal. South Africa

Water Canal in the Central Valley, California.

Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA

New pond-dipping platform in coastal marshland, Cley Marshes Reserve, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England, February

a huge pipe c with holes for aeration of the reservoir, aerator to enrich the pond with oxygen. aerator to enrich the pond with oxygen, a huge pipe c with holes for aeration of the reservoir

Argungu, Nigeria - 14 February 2026: Aerial view of a wide, muddy river reflecting the sky, lined with dark, irregular banks where figures wade through the water, under a pale, expansive sky.

Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA

Spring Outflow Restoration at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Subjects: Rivers and streams; Habitat restoration; Riparian environments. Location: Nevada. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ASH MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Alicante 09/16/2014 Amadorion reservoir with very little water capacity PhotoJuan Carlos Soler archdc.

Plot of seawater in saline Sicciole Slovenia

The upstream entrance of the recently constructed bypass channel near Glendive, Mont., July 25, 2022.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Christopher Fonseca, Lafourche, LA, returns with a meager catch of crab. He worries about being shut down, especially since it has been a poor year so far. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Arizona-California border area, where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plant with Bureau Commissioner Robert Johnson, and joined Johnson and officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Drop 2 Reservoir Project--part of the Lower Colorado River Water Storage Program--in Imperial County, California

USA, California. Mojave Desert, Hinkley, town where Erin Brockovich challenged PG&E over chromium 6 toxins, small waterway seen on Santa Fe Road

The Shoreline Near High Island, Texas After Hurricane Ike.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The beginning of the Los Angeles River at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arryo Calabasas in Canoga Park. San Fernado Valley, Los Angeles Coutny, California, USA

Tama River

Canal In The Ebre Delta Carrying Water To Fields, Catalunya, Spain, April 2010

The LA River rises dramatically when a big rainstorm brings much needed water to the Los Angeles area on December 2, 2014. Glendale Narrows, Los Angeles, California, USA

Groundwater well pumping into holding pond on Cardello Winery. Rod Cardella runs Cardella Winery, a family business since 1969, which grows almonds, broccoli and other crops as well as grapes. With the high price of water in recent years, Rod has turned to technology and drip irrigation to lower water usage and like many other farmers is planting high value crops such as almonds. Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

Channel for irrigation of cultivated fields Channel to divert river water for irrigation of cultivated fields Copyright: xZoonar.com/GoneWithTheWindx 8750547

FoLAR's annual ""La Gran Limpieza"" clean up of the Los Angeles River. Bette Davis Picnic Area. Glendale Narrows. Los Angeles.

Los Angeles River, Elysian Valley (Frogtown), Los Angeles, California.

Aerial border patrol on the U.S./Mexico border.

Los Angeles River. Glendale Narrows along the Los Angeles River. The Narrows is one of the few places the river is not paved and is a home to many birds and wildlife. Los Angeles, California, USA

Barrel Spring, Ely, Nevada. A remote spring in the Nevada desert is pumped into a barrel and feed to a water trough to provide water for grazing cattle. (Large format sizes available)

Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA

A return Pond is located at the lowest corner of a crop field to retain rainwater and irrigation drainage and then re-used. Porterville, Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, USA

Phoenix, Arizona

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Arizona-California border area, where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plant with Bureau Commissioner Robert Johnson, and joined Johnson and officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Drop 2 Reservoir Project--part of the Lower Colorado River Water Storage Program--in Imperial County, California

Page, Arizona, The water reservoir behind the Glen Canyon Dam is only 27 percent full. White rock around the lake is the 'bathtub ring,' which shows how dramatically the water has dropped.

The California Aqueduct is a 444 mile aqueduct that carries water from Northern California to Southern California, Merced County, California, USA

The confluence of the Arroyo Seco and the Los Angeles River, California, USA. A stop on Folar's tour of the LA River. .

Castaic Dam on Castaic Lake, a terminus of the West Branch California Aqueduct is at 55% of capacity during California's declared drought State of Emergency. Los Angeles County, California, USA

Delteberre (Tarragona), 01/24/2020. The Ebro delta after the Gloria storm. Photo: Inés Baucells. ARCHDC.

USA, Nevada, Las Vegas (on 2019 California Drought Expedition), Clark County Wetlands Park, Duck Creek Trail

SPAIN - La Huerta de Murcia (district) - MURCIA. Javalí Nuevo; origen de la acequia de Aljufia cerca de la presa de Contraparada

The San Luis Dam and San Luis Reservoir is a water-storage reservoir in the Diablo Mountains. It is part of the California State Water Project and Central Valley Project storing water taken from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta for use down state for agricultural irrigation and the water supply for Los Angeles. Merced County, California, USA

Plastic debris and other garbage collecting in Los Cerritos Channel (a tributary of the San Gabriel River).

USA California. No Water No Life, California Drought Expedition 5. Lake Cachuma Reservoir boat launch at 7.5% capacity

Bell Creek just before the beginning of the Los Angeles River at the confluence of Bell Creek and Arryo Calabasas in Canoga Park. San Fernado Valley, Los Angeles Coutny, California, USA

Aerial view of irrigation canal, Imperial Valley, Brawley, Imperial County, California, USA

California Aqueduct near Palmdale, California.

Aerial View Lithium Mine Evaporation Ponds Nevada

An aerial view of a flooded bridge near Painted Rock Dam and Yuma. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the area to construct barriers in an effort to protect surrounding communities from the waters of the flooded Gila River. A-0122-SPT-93-090300-XX-0002. State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA)

View of urban nature reserve with artificial sand martin wall nestsite, barn owl box on pole, wader scrape with island and artificial bat hibernaculum, created in mitigation for building of Thames Water sewage sludge incinerator in background, Crossness Nature Reserve, Bexley, Kent, England, march

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A culvert to allow the water from Hidkal Dam constructed across the Ghataprabha River Hidkal dam is situated at Hukkeri in Belgaum district of Karnataka ; India

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Powder River Basin area of northeastern Wyoming for tours; for aerial and ground inspections of coalbed methane gas wells, related water disposal systems, coal mine operations, and surrounding environments; and for talks with Bureau of Land Management state staff

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Rodanthe, N. C. , September 3, 2011 Hurricane Irene washed out Highway 12 in several spots, cutting off parts of the Outer Banks normally accessible by car. FEMA and state officials are out assessing damage and getting survivors registered for disaster assistance. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The San Luis Dam and San Luis Reservoir is a water-storage reservoir in the Diablo Mountains. It is part of the California State Water Project and Central Valley Project storing water taken from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta for use down state for agricultural irrigation and the water supply for Los Angeles. Merced County, California, USA

The Thirteen Mile Cattle Tank off of Corva Road in the Kaibab National Forest near Ash Fork Arizona, USA

Service road crossing an abandoned pond used for the disposal and stacking of phosphogypsum with crystallised patterns and shallow, but highly toxic radioactive green water in Huelva, Southern Spain. Phosphogypsum is a radioactive by-product in the manufacture of phosphoric acid, used for phosphate-based fertilizers. The city of Huelva is visible in the background.

Hot water pipeline, Geothermal energy, Geothermal energy, Iceland, Europe

VIETNAM - MEKONG DELTA - THE SUSPENSION OF THE NINE DRAGONS. Portrait of the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam and many environmental issues.VIETNAM - DELTA DU MÉKONG - LE SURSIS DES NEUF DRAGONS. Portrait de la région du Delta du Mekong au Vietnam et des nombreuses problématiques environnementales.

Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA

Hochwasser Hochwasser Copyright: xZoonar.com/BIRGITxSEIFERTx 21178520

USA California. No Water No Life, California Drought Expedition 5. California Delta. SEJ tour Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant, inlet of Delta water into the California Aqueduct

Alicante 08/11/2014 Agriculture. Drought. Nursery reservoirs with little water capacity Photo Juan Carlos Soler archdc.

Spillway used to aerate river in dry riverbed during drought, in South Korea

Los Angeles River with waterfowl, south of downtown Los Angeles. Bell, Los Angeles, California, USA

Africa, Madagascar, Antananarivo. A flooded field provides a playing ground for children with the city in the background.

RIA Y ARBOLES RECIEN PLANTADOS ANTES DE LA INAUGURACION DEL PARQUE EN 1992. Location: IFEMA-PARQUE JUAN CARLOS I. MADRID. SPAIN.

SALINIZATION, AUSTRALIA. Western Australia, vicinity Perth. Enormous amounts of salt lie in Australias inland soils. . When forest are cleared and land turned into pasture or used to grow annual crops, the water table rises to the surface bringing salt with it. This is because trees pump more water out of the soil than wheat or grass. This land is prone to erosion. Its estimated that for every kilo of bread produced in Australia, seven kilos of top soil are lost forever.

water diversion ditch at foothills of Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado - aerial view

Channel for irrigation of cultivated fields Channel to divert river water for irrigation of cultivated fields Copyright: xZoonar.com/GoneWithTheWindx 8750224

A major disaster declaration was proclaimed for the state of Nevada on November 5, 2014 due to severe storms and flooding that occurred between September 7 - 9, impacting the Moaa Band of Paiutes tribal nation. The flooding caused major damage to reservation roads and accessibility issues for residents on the Moaa River Indian Reservation. A major disaster declaration was proclaimed for the state of Nevada on November 5, 2014 due to severe storms and flooding that occurred between September 7 9, impacting the Moapa Band of Paiutes tribal nation. The flooding caused major damage to reservation roads and accessibility issues for residents on the Moapa River Indian Reservation. Photo by: Cristen Hodgers, Acting PIO/Community Liaisonfor theMoapa River Indian Reservation/FEMA. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aerial view of urban and desert landscapes showing a distinct boundary between developed and arid land. Abu Dhabi, UAE

USA, Southern California, Drought Spotlight number 3, Rte 66 Expedition, Colorado Aqueduct (carrying water from Colorado River's Lake Havasu to Los Angeles and other towns served by Metropolitan Water Authority) (Large format sizes available)

Le Havre, or elsewhere. Series on the city of Le Havre celebrating its 500th anniversary this year. Many festivities are organized even if the context is not very favorable because the port, gradually losing ground compared to its competitors in northern Europe, is likely to be gently stripped of the striped map. Le Havre, ou ailleurs. Série sur la ville du Havre qui fête ses 500 ans cette année. De nombreuses festivités sont organisées même si le contexte y est peu propice car le port, perdant peu à peu du terrain par rapport à ses concurrents du Nord de lEurope, risque dêtre doucement rayé de la rayé de la carte.

$Most of Victoria and New South Wales in Australia has been in the grip of an unprecedented drought for the last ten years. River levels have dropped and reservoirs are at a fractio$

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Arizona-California border area, where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plant with Bureau Commissioner Robert Johnson, and joined Johnson and officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Drop 2 Reservoir Project--part of the Lower Colorado River Water Storage Program--in Imperial County, California

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