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2. Hoover Dam - Wikipedia

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   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, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt .

3. Course of the Colorado River - Wikipedia

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   Hoover Dam and bypass bridge near Boulder City, Nevada. Lake Mead, formed by the 726-foot (221 m)-high Hoover Dam about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest reservoir in the United States with a full capacity of 28,945,000 acre-feet (35.703 km 3) and a water surface of nearly 250 square miles (650 km 2). However, the ...

4. Colorado River Delta - Wikipedia

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   The Colorado River Delta is the region where the Colorado River once flowed ... The construction of Hoover Dam in the 1930s marked the beginning of the modern era for ...

5. Black Canyon of the Colorado - Wikipedia

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   Just south of the Hoover Dam on the Nevada side of the canyon is the Sauna Cave. This cave was drilled by miners working on Hoover Dam while it was being constructed. It is a deep cave with calcium carbonate crystals on the walls. [2] At the end of the cave is a hot spring, which causes temperatures in the cave to reach 120 °F (49 °C).

6. The One Thing You Have to Do in Every State - AOL

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   Nevada: Marvel at the Massive Hoover Dam. As soon as visitors tire of the neon lights in Las Vegas, a visit to Hoover Dam should be next on the list. Once the world's largest dam, this National ...

7. Water crisis in West still looms as Lakes Mead and Powell ...

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   Of particular concern are the giant reservoirs of the Colorado River basin, Lakes Mead and Powell, which remain far below capacity. ... Low water levels due to drought are seen in the Hoover Dam ...