As Lake Powell and Lake Mead near critical elevations, federal planners face narrowing operational options that could reshape ...
Around this time, 89 years ago, the Hoover Dam began supplying electricity to the city of Los Angeles.Finished in 1935 and located along the Nevada and Arizona state lines, the concrete arch structure ...
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A 26,000-year monument hidden at Hoover Dam
Monument Plaza at Hoover Dam features something most visitors walk right over without noticing: a terrazzo floor designed as a celestial map marking the dam's 1936 completion using Earth's axial ...
Nearing the 90th anniversary of its dedication, Hoover Dam has seen better days. The massive dam made urban life possible in the desert Southwest, creating the nation’s biggest reservoir: a source to ...
Washoe county launches a safe parking pilot, House backs Hoover Dam funding, Nevada films find success, Allegiant plans a ...
The first visitors to enter the renovated Hoover Dam Visitor Center on Tuesday morning made their way slowly through the building’s new exhibit, exploring each facet of life that made the dam’s ...
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What makes the Hoover Dam a megaproject?
Explore the fascinating workings of the Hoover Dam, including its significance to America, design, location, and construction process. Understand its operational mechanics, environmental impact, and ...
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — September 11, 1936 was an electrifying date for Southern Nevada. On this day Hoover Dam began generating power to the area. Lake Mead began filling with water in February of 1935, ...
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Friday, the U.S. House passed a bill that would use tens of millions of dollars to make improvements to the Hoover Dam. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Congresswoman Susie Lee ...
The Hoover Dam is a lifeline to rural communities throughout the American Southwest. More than 1 million people in Nevada, Arizona and California rely on the clean energy that the dam produces. Public ...
BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Flames and thick black smoke rose from the Hoover Dam Tuesday The Bureau of Reclamation said that a transformer caught fire around 10 a.m., and the flames were extinguished 30 ...
is a Pulitzer-winning LA Times reporter, who’s written a much-acclaimed book about an astonishing construct most of us take for granted. The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, which provides water and ...
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