LA Moved Water 233 Miles Without Pumps
25.1× channel medianShort1:32People & BlogsPublished Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 PM · 3d ago
Views
41,534
+120 views/hour
Views / hour now
120
measured 18m ago
Peak views / hour
120
18m ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
2.9%
likes + comments / views
Likes
1.2K
2.9% of views
Comments
15
0.04% of views
Est. ad revenue
$1–$3
lifetime, $0.03–0.08 RPM
Checked every 3 h while the video is this age · last check 18m ago · next in 161 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.
Avg views / day
13.2K
since upload
vs channel median
25.1×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#9
of 23 tracked
Views over time
4 readings
Total views Views gained per hour
Description
Los Angeles brought water 233 miles across the desert without a single pump. Gravity carried it through tunnels and canyon-spanning pipes—and even generated electricity along the way. But Owens Valley paid a heavy price.
#LosAngeles #Aqueduct #Engineering #History
Details
- Published
- Oct 19, 2026, 11:00 PM
- Length
- 1:32 (92 s)
- Format
- Short (3 min or less)
- Category
- People & Blogs
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- No
- Video ID
- VwMHQN-5bgg
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