First called Boulder Dam, the big dam helped create energy, distribute water through the Southwest. Some want to get rid of ...

The Hoover Dam is a must-visit destination, steeped in history and packed with awe-inspiring sights, just minutes from Las Vegas. Here's your guide to the ins and outs.

Yes, Hoover Dam tours can fill up and sell out, especially on weekends and during peak travel seasons. You can buy tickets for the Power Plant Tour online in advance.

The Hoover Dam captures water from the Colorado River and fills Lake Mead. The dam also generates enough energy each year to serve 1.3 million people in Nevada, Arizona and California, the ...

Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers tours and scenic views. Visitors can choose between two guided tours: the Power Plant Tour and the Dam Tour.

California and six other states that use water from the Colorado River are nearing a 2026 deadline to come up with new rules for sharing shrinking supplies.

Hoover Dam tours are available twice-daily at 8 a.m. and noon. Note that tour lengths may stretch to four hours based on where you are picked up or dropped off on the Strip. Mr.

The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, ...

A 10-year contract to run facilities at Willow Beach below Hoover Dam on the Colorado River has been awarded to LMNRA Guest ...