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hoover dam is a power plant that produces electricity through the means of running water to power the areas of northwestern Arizona and southern Nevada. it also forms lake mead,,,which is the water source for those areas as well.
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∙ 9y agoThe major benefit of Hoover Dam is the electrical generation that it affords. It also has a large lake on which thousands enjoy in recreational way.
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∙ 11y agoA key unit on the Colorado , the dam is a major supplier of hydroelectric power and provides for flood control, river regulation, and improved navigation.
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∙ 13y agoIt acts as a reservoir, offers recreational opportunities and provides hydroelectric power.
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∙ 14y agoThe purpose for building the hoover dam was to prevent flooding
and water for Natural Resources; such as for drinking and electricity.
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∙ 13y agofor flood control
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Hoover dam is located?
The Hoover Dam is located on the border between Nevada and Arizona.
What was Hoover Dam first called?
boulder dam
What are other names for Hoover Dam?
Boulder Dam.
Boulder dam was renamed in this presidents honor?
Hoover dam (Boulder) was named in honor of Pres. Herbert W. Hoover.
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 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.
When was the Hoover dam discovered?
Hoover Dam was built by people.
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 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.
This dam is the creator of Lake Mead outside of Las Vegas?
the hoover dam
How high is hoover dam?
the hoover dam is 726.4 feet high
