Metal structure at Hoover Dam BW

Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states... more

by RicardMN Photography

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Metal structure at Hoover Dam BW

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RicardMN Photography

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Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada, some 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas Nevada.. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The dam was controversially named after President Herbert Hoover.
At 726 feet high and 1,244 feet long, Hoover Dam was one of the largest man-made structures in the world at the time of its construction, and one of the world's largest producers of hydroelectric power.

Type of dam: Concrete gravity-arch
Impounds: Colorado River
Height: 726.4 ft (221.4 m)
Length: 1,244 ft (379 m)
Elevation at crest: 1,232 ft (376 m)
Width (crest): 45 ft (14 m)
Width (base): 660 ft (200 m)
Dam volume: 3,250,000 cu yd (2,480,000 m3)
Spillway type: 2 controlled drum-gate
Spillway capacity: 400,000 cu ft/s (11,000 m3/s)

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June 5th, 2019