Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region. Official Bureau of Reclamation Web Site for Hoover Dam. Information provided about the construction of the dam, how it works, and how ...
Named one of the Top 10 Construction Achievements of the 20th Century, Hoover Dam continues to draw crowds more than 70 years after its creation. Attracting more than a million vis...
Construction on the Colorado River Bridge — part of the Hoover Dam Bypass Project — began back in '05, but it's finally at a place where it's ready to show ...
(November 09, 2009)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Hot weather brings a spike in demand for water and power, so Hoover Dam keeps humming all summer long. Things tend to quiet down from ...
(November 20, 2009)
... for powering many homes and major cities — such as the Hoover Dam that is responsible for providing Las Vegas with virtually all of its energy needs. ...
(November 21, 2009)
(HydroWorld 11/7/09) The agency began overhaul work on Hoover Dam turbines in 1998. (Hydro Review, September 2009) Most recently, BuRec said it plans to ...
(November 20, 2009)
Leaving Vegas for the 220 mile journey to the Grand Canyon we crossed from Nevada to Arizona over the Hoover Dam and Black Canyon. When completed in 1936 the dam was the worlds' largest concrete structure. A n...
There's not much to say about these images of the Hoover Dam Bypass except expletives mixed with a dozen shades of amazement. It's not the longest or the tallest or the biggest or the complexest, and still, it's stunning:
(November 09, 2009)
Presumably, a city near a dam pays less per kWH. Vegas is near Hoover Dam. Is electricity cheaper than in other parts of the country? Is there a website.
(November 26, 2009)