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Q: What is a large lake near the Hoover Dam on Colorado river?
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On which river is the Hoover Dam?

Colorado River.


Did Hoover do the Hoover Dam?

The Hoover Dam was constructed to control flooding on the Colorado River and to generate electricity. As part of that function, it created a large lake that serves as a water reservoir and a recreational facility.


How did Lake Mead form?

Lake Mead formed when the Hoover Dam was built over the Colorado River


Hoover dam forms a border with which two states Which large lake is near the colorado river?

Nevada and Arizona; Lake Mead


What is one of the worlds largest dams that holds the Colorado River?

Lake Mead and Lake Powell.


What is the major river that flows from Utah into Arizona?

The Colorado River forms Lake Powell on the border of Utah and Arizona, and the river continues into the Grand Canyon, forms Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam, creates Lake Havasu, passes through Mexico and enters the Pacfic Ocean via the Sea of Cortez.The Colorado River.The Colorado River.The Colorado River is the largest river that flows from Utah to Colorado, through Lake Powell.


Which river is Hoover Dam a massive power plant located on?

Hoover Dam is on the Colorado River. The water backed up behind the dam is called Lake Mead.


What is the name of the large lake in southern Utah along the Colorado River?

Lake Powell.


What is one of the major bodies of water of Arizona?

Salt river


When were dams put into the Colorado River?

The Glen Canyon dam forming Lake Powell was completed in 1966. Hoover Dam was completed in 1936.


Is Colorado River the biggest lake in Arizona?

The Colorado River is a river where many of the lakes in Arizona are located, such as Lake Mead and Lake Havasu, and is not a lake itself. The largest lake in Arizona is the Theodore Roosevelt Lake.


Is lake Mojave part of lake mead?

No, they are two separate lakes that are both formed by dams along the Colorado River. Lake Mead lies above the Hoover Dam and Lake Mohave lies below the Hoover Dam and above the Davis Dam. Both of the lakes are included in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.