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Encyclopedia > Cadiz, California

Cadiz, California is a small community in the Mojave Desert in California. It is located just south of the Marble Mountains near National Trails Highway in San Bernardino County. Cadiz is home to a railroad stop, and is situated at 34° 31' 12" North latitude and 115° 30' 43" West longitude, at an elevation of 791 feet. Looking across from Emigrant Pass towards the Kingston Range in the eastern Mojave. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States by area, containing more land than 9 states. ...


Cadiz, Inc., a Los Angeles-based land- and water-resource-management company, owns more than 35,000 acres around Cadiz. The area overlies a large aquifer near the Colorado River Aqueduct. Colorado River Aqueduct The Colorado River Aqueduct is a 242-mi (392 km) water conveyance in southern California in the United States. ...


Railroads

Cadiz is served by the BNSF Railway mainline that runs from Los Angeles to Chicago. It was previously the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line. Also at Cadiz, the Arizona & California Railroad runs over a former ATSF line to Phoenix via Parker, Arizona and a branch to Blythe, California. The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting mark BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is comparable in size). ... The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting mark ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The Arizona & California Railroad (AAR reporting mark ARZC) is a short line railroad that was a Subdivision of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). ... Phoenix is the capital, largest city and largest metropolitan area in the state of Arizona, United States. ... Parker is a town located in La Paz County, Arizona named in honor of famed injury attorney Larry H. Parker. ... Blythe is a city located in Riverside County, California, United States, in the Palo Verde Valley, an agricultural area along the Colorado River. ...


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Arizona and California Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (537 words)
The Arizona and California Railroad (AAR reporting mark ARZC) is a short line railroad that was a Subdivision of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF).
At Cadiz, California the ARZC begins with an interchange with the BNSF and continues southeast across the Mojave Desert to Ripley, then east to cross the Colorado River Arizona/California stateline at Parker, Arizona.
The ARZC was originally constructed between 1903-1907 by the Arizona and California Railway.
Desert Water Entrepreneur Closely Tied to Governor (2737 words)
Cadiz is the corporate successor to a failed venture to grow jojoba plants in the Arizona desert.
The Cadiz venture is founded on the belief that enough water--both natural runoff and stored water--can be safely extracted from the desert aquifers to meet the annual water needs of about 80,000 families for 50 years.
Under the tentative deal with Cadiz reached two years ago, the MWD also agreed to pay half the $150-million cost of building the pipeline, a well field and other utilities, such as injectors to pump water into the aquifers and sprinklers that would spread water and allow it to percolate down for storage.
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