Banks Pumping Plant
The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is located 2.5 miles southwest of the Clifton Court Forebay and 12 miles northwest of Tracy, CA. The plant is the first pumping plant for the California Aqueduct and the South Bay Aqueduct.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bethany Reservoir and Byron Airport.
Bethany Reservoir
Reservoir
Bethany Reservoir is located 8 miles northeast of Livermore, in the northeastern corner of Alameda County, California, USA. It is the northern most part of the California Aqueduct, and receives water pumped by the Banks Pumping Plant from Clifton Court Forebay, which in turn receives waters pumped from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta.
Byron Airport
Aerodrome
Byron Airport is a public airport two miles south of Byron, in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011 categorized it as a reliever airport. Byron Airport is situated 2 miles north of Banks Pumping Plant.
South Bay Pumping Plant
Waterworks
The South Bay Pumping Plant is located 4 miles southwest of the Clifton Court Forebay and 10.3 miles northeast of Livermore, CA. The plant is the only main line pumping plant for the 42.9 mile long South Bay Aqueduct. South Bay Pumping Plant is situated 1½ miles south of Banks Pumping Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain House and Mountain House.
Mountain House
Hamlet
Mountain House was a historic waystop for forty-niners halfway from San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada gold country. The unincorporated community is in Alameda County, California, United States. Mountain House is situated 4 miles southeast of Banks Pumping Plant.
Mountain House
Town
Mountain House is a city on the western edge of San Joaquin County, California, United States, lying just east of the historical waystop Mountain House in Alameda County. Mountain House is situated 4½ miles east of Banks Pumping Plant.
Altamont
Hamlet
Altamont is an unincorporated community in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located 7.5 miles northeast of Livermore, at an elevation of 741 feet in the Altamont Pass. Altamont is situated 4½ miles southwest of Banks Pumping Plant.
Banks Pumping Plant
- Type: Waterworks
- Description: California Aqueduct pumping station
- Categories: fixed construction, building, and industry
- Location: Alameda, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.80078° or 37° 48′ 3″ north
Longitude
-121.62082° or 121° 37′ 15″ west
Operator
Department of Water Resources
Open location code
849WR92H+8M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_works
Wikidata ID
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