The years 1781 Los Angeles is established and named Pablo de la Renta de los Angeles by forty four families from Mexico as a fort for soldiers. More than sixty five years later, the discovery of gold and silver metal draws settlers from across the country to northern California. After the rush for gold dies down, Americans had flocked to Northern California for a fortune begin to disperse and settle parts of Southern California. By 1870, the small towns of Los Angeles have gained more than five thousand six hundred residents, which multiplies nearly 20 times by the turn of the century. The rapidly increasing population puts additional strain on the Los Angeles River, the city's main source of water, which has not been helped by a recent two years of drought. In order to avoid tragedy, a new water source has to be found. The city of Los Angeles is a development as an urban center and growing thirst for water facilitated the triumph of the creation of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, but simultaneously led to the tragedies of the St. Francis Dam and the draining of important landmarks like Mono Lake and Owen zone. The year 1900, the city of Los Angeles is growing faster than its water resources, a need for the city is as clear as the water they need.