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Boulder Canyon, originally Devils Gate Canyon, [1] is a canyon on the Colorado River, above Hoover Dam, now flooded by Lake Mead. It lies between Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona . It heads at western end of the Virgin River Basin of Lake Mead, at about 36°09′05″N 114°32′51″W / 36.15139°N 114.54750°W / 36. ...
It passes under the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (Hoover Dam Bypass), the highest concrete arch bridge in the world, carrying U.S. Route 93 at a height of 900 feet (270 m) above the Colorado River. At the end of Black Canyon the Colorado widens into Lake Mohave, created by the Davis Dam in Pyramid Canyon above Laughlin, Nevada ...
Boulder Canyon (Boulder Creek), the canyon of Boulder Creek (Colorado) Boulder Canyon (Colorado River) , the Colorado River canyon above Hoover Dam flooded by Lake Mead Boulder Canyon, South Dakota , a census-designated place in the Black Hills
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. Its construction was the result of a massive effort ...
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other. (Source-upstream) Fraser River; Muddy Creek; Blue River. Snake River; Tenmile Creek; Piney River; Eagle River. Gore Creek; Roaring Fork River. Fryingpan River; Crystal River; Plateau ...
River rapids rides feature circular rafts with two main components: the fiberglass body in which passengers are seated and the rubber ring upon which the body is secured. The rubber ring provides buoyancy as well as shock absorption for when rafts collide with an obstacle during the course of the ride or with each other.