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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 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 ...
As early as the 1960s, officials identified the US 93 route over Hoover Dam to be dangerous and inadequate for projected traffic volumes. From 1998 to 2001, officials from Arizona, Nevada, and several federal government agencies collaborated to determine the best routing for an alternative river crossing.
William Herman Hietamaki was identified as a missing John Doe 15 years after his remains were found near Hoover Dam. (Mohave County Sheriff's Office) November 11, 2009, was an ordinary day for two ...
Videos posted to Twitter and Facebook by visitors show a thick plume of black smoke rising from the base of the 726-foot-high landmark in Nevada.
A transformer caught fire at the dam about 10 a.m. and was extinguished by a fire brigade run by the Bureau of Reclamation. Transformer explodes at Hoover Dam, prompting emergency response; fire ...
The most popular trail to the Hot Springs begins from a parking area north of US Hwy 93, 4.2 miles east of Hoover Dam. [8] The trail is open most of the year but closed by the National Park Service in the summer due to dangers from extreme heat. [9]
The dam is named for Glen Canyon, a colorful series of gorges, most of which now are buried under the reservoir. Construction of Glen Canyon Dam began in 1956 and was finished in 1966. When the reservoir filled, the dam began to deliver a steady, regulated flow of water downstream and generate a cheap, plentiful supply of electricity.
The court limited California to the 4.4 million acre-feet written into the Boulder Canyon Project Act, which had authorized the building of Hoover Dam, and guaranteed Arizona 2.8 million acre-feet ...