The Zanja Madre (Spanish: [ˈsaŋxa ˈmaðɾe], "Mother Trench") is the original aqueduct that brought water to the Pueblo de Los Angeles from the Río Porciúncula (Los Angeles River). The original open, earthen ditch, or zanja was completed by community laborers within a month of founding the pueblo .

2016年4月28日 · The construction of the first zanja, often referred to as the “Zanja Madre,” began almost as soon as El Pueblo de Los Angeles was founded. It was a townwide project, with every family ...

The Zanja Madre (Mother Ditch) is the original aqueduct that brought water to the Pueblo de Los Angeles from the Rio Porciuncula (Los Angeles River). It was originally an open, earthen ditch which was completed by community laborers within a month of founding the pueblo in 1871.

2021年12月30日 · This hand-dug canal, called Zanja Madre (Spanish for “Mother Ditch” or “Mother Trench”) was the first irrigation system in Los Angeles. At its peak, the zanja system was comprised of more than 90 miles of waterways that drew water from the river into Los Angeles and its outskirts for drinking, cooking, and irrigation.

2024年8月16日 · An undated look at the interior of the Zanja Madre, which was uncovered during the wrecking of the first Department of Water and Power building.

2018年2月6日 · The Zanja Madre was the original earthen-walled ditch that carried water to the plaza of El Pueblo de Los Angeles. The Spanish-Colonial settlers and local Native Americans constructed it. The system of ditches grew to nearly 50 miles in length, later being enclosed in brick to improve sanitation and reduce evaporation.

2018年7月29日 · Zanja Madre is Spanish for Mother Ditch. It was the original earthen-walled ditch that carried water from the nearby Los Angeles River to the plaza of El Pueblo de Los Angeles. The Spanish-Colonial settlers and local Native Americans constructed it beginning in 1791.

The square main brick reservoir in the middle of the Plaza at the right was the terminus of the town's historic lifeline: The Zanja Madre. The building in the top right background was the Lugo House: first home to St. Vincent's College (now Loyola Marymount University).

The Zanja Madre, or "Mother Ditch," is the original aqueduct that brought water to El Pueblo from the Los Angeles River. Built in 1781, the zanja pumped water from the river using a water wheel, sending it into brick pipes that lead to the center of La Placita Olvera.

Built by the settlers of Los Angeles shortly after the city’s founding, the Zanja Madre was the main water supply for the city, a channel diverting water from the LA River to the Plaza that constituted downtown LA in the 1780s.