Hoover Dam - Wikipedia
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, …
Hoover Dam ‑ Facts, Construction & Lake Mead - HISTORY
2010年4月14日 · Construction within the strict timeframe proved an immense challenge, as the crew bored into carbon monoxide-choked tunnels and dangled from heights of 800 feet to clear canyon walls.
Hoover Dam | Description, Location, Constructino, Facts, History ...
2024年11月7日 · Hoover Dam, dam in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, at the Arizona - Nevada border, U.S. Constructed between 1930 and 1936, it is the highest concrete arch- gravity dam in the United States. It impounds Lake Mead, which extends for 115 miles (185 km) upstream and is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world.
Hoover Dam Construction History - Bechtel
Built during the Great Depression, the dam would tame the flood-prone Colorado River southeast of Las Vegas―protecting cities and farms, generating cheap electricity to supply power to homes and industry, and providing work for thousands who desperately needed jobs.
Construction of Hoover Dam - Water and Power
Hoover Dam was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression. Its main purpose was to harness the Colorado River to prevent periodic catastrophic flooding, to allocate and distribute water, and to generate hydroelectricity for the Southwest. Even by today's standards Hoover Dam was a gigantic project.
Hoover Dam - Bureau of Reclamation
What was an unusual feature of Hoover Dam's construction? The dam was built in vertical columns of blocks that varied in size from about 60 feet square at the upstream face of the dam to about 25 feet square at the downstream face. An estimated 215 blocks make up the dam.
Hoover Dam - Bureau of Reclamation
Official Bureau of Reclamation Web Site for Hoover Dam. Information provided about the construction of the dam, how it works, and how to take a tour of the dam.
Hoover Dam | ASCE - American Society of Civil Engineers
The Hoover Dam, a 726-foot high-arch gravity structure, was the greatest constructed project at that time and remains one of the highest concrete dams in the Western Hemisphere.
HOOVER DAM - Bureau of Reclamation
2017年2月8日 · Hoover Dam is a testimony to a country's ability to construct monolithic projects in the midst of adverse conditions. Built during the Depression; thousands of men and their families came to Black Canyon to tame the Colorado River.
Building the Hoover Dam | American Experience | PBS
Prepared under the Kinkaid Act and submitted to Congress, the report recommended construction of a high dam on the Colorado River at or near Boulder Canyon. The report also suggested that the...