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It provided jobs during the depression, it provided a water reserve that spurred growth and agricultural irrigation, it provided cheap hydroelectric power, it ended flood damage and it provided a mighty fine recreational fishing hole.
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When was the Hoover dam discovered?
Hoover Dam was built by people.
What is the name of the dam on Colorado river between Arizona and Nevada?
There are six of them on the Colorado river. Glenn Canyon dam, Hoover dam, Davis dam, Parker dam, Palo Verde diversion dam and Imperial dam.
What is the nickname of Hoover dam?
A nickname for the Hoover Dam is Boulder Dam.
Which is bigger Hoover dam or Glen dam?
Hoover
How do you spell Hoover Dam?
hoover dam =D
Where is the water for the hoover dam stored?
In the hoover dam.
What was the total number of men and women who built the Hoover Dam?
16,000 people built the hoover dam and it was ONLY men, no women
When did Hoover Dam open?
Hoover dam opened in 1920
Was Hoover Dam originally called Nover Dam?
Hoover Dam was originally called Boulder Dam.
What caused the deaths of the workers building the Hoover Dam?
There were over a hundred people who died building the Hoover Dam, and they died from many causes. There is a link below to a section of an article on the Hoover Dam dealing with the deaths of workers.
What president was the dam named after?
Herbert Hoover - Boulder Dam in the Black Canyon on the Colorado River was renamed to Hoover Dam in his honor.
What famous dam is named after president Hoover?
When the dam was in its planning stages, in 1930, Herbert Hoover was President. It was then in 1930 that Secretary Ickes stated publicly that Hoover Dam was to be built, noting that naming a dam after a president was appropriate. In 1933, when Hoover was not re-elected, the name was reverted to Boulder Dam. It remained Bould Dam until 1947, when an act of Congress officially re-named the dam Hoover Dam.
