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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 January 2025. Dam in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, US For other uses, see Hoover Dam (disambiguation). "Boulder Dam" redirects here. For other uses, see Boulder Dam (disambiguation). Dam in Arizona, U.S. Hoover Dam Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams, 1941 Official name Hoover Dam Location ...
The Hoover Dam water intake towers at Lake Mead on July 12 near Boulder City, Nev. (George Rose/Getty Images) (Getty Images) The falling water levels have been a concern for U.S. officials for ...
The water intakes of Hoover Dam on Lake Mead, and the "bathtub ring" behind them, show how far below its historical level the vast reservoir has fallen. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
The Hoover Dam, when completed in 1936, was both the world's largest electric-power generating station and the world's largest concrete structure. Hoover Dam power station. Hydroelectricity is, as of 2019, the second-largest renewable source of energy in both generation and nominal capacity (behind wind power) in the United States. [1]
Lake Mead in October 2021, as seen from the Hoover Dam with the white band showing the high water level In June 2010, the lake was at 39% of its capacity, [ 22 ] and on November 30, 2010, it reached 1,081.94 feet (329.78 m), setting a new record monthly low. [ 23 ]
Watch as this Hoover Dam visitor puts this to the test and witnesses first-hand that if water is poured over the dam it indeed moves flows up, seemingly defying gravity. How amazing is that!
The Hoover Dam in Arizona and Nevada was the first hydroelectric power station in the United States to have a capacity of at least 1,000 MW upon completion in 1936. Since then numerous other hydroelectric power stations have surpassed the 1,000 MW threshold, most often through the expansion of existing hydroelectric facilities.
With people concerned over the $165 million price tag for the project, it was decided that the dam would control floods, provide irrigation water and produce and sell hydroelectric power to ...