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The Hoover Dam generates 4.2 billion kW/h of electricity each year. The United States produced about 4.151 trillion kW/h of electricity in 2010. This means the Hoover Dam produced about .101% of the total US power.
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What is the largest dam in the US?
Hoover Hoover
What famous dam in the US starts with an h?
Hoover Dam
Hoover dam was built over what us river?
Hoover Dam was built on the Colorado River.
What major dams are found in the US?
Hoover Dam
Is Hoover dam the largest dam in America?
No The Fort Peck Dam is the largest dam in the US. It's only 1/3 the height, but much longer (nearly four miles long compared to Hoover's 1/3 of a mile), and has a total volume of over 30 times that of Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam is a different type of dam than Fort Peck Dam, but still, they're not even close.
What is the dam between Arizona and Nevada on the Colorado River?
The Hoover Dam you take US 93 to get there.
What states benefit from the Hoover Dam?
that really is a loaded question. shortly after the dam was built, large power companies started selling or trading energy. in theory, the power generated from the hoover dam could be used anywhere, most likely in the US but its not a stretch to say that some would be transfered as far as the east coast or canada/mexico.
Is Hoover Dam the biggest dam on the world?
No, but it is the highest arch dam in the US. It was also the biggest dam back in 1935 when it was built. The tallest dam is Rogun in Tajikistan. The largest dam is Three Gorges in China.
How was the Colorado river stopped to build the Hoover Dam?
Whatever the reason is it was no to conceal an alien power source like transformers would have us believe.
Which 1930s projects had the greatest effect on the people of the western us?
hoover dam
Why is Hoover Dam American?
Because it was built in the United States by US Citizens using US products.
What dams can drive over in the US?
I have been told that the only two dams you can drive over in the US are The Hoover Dam in Nevada, and the Stevenson Dam in Connecticut.
