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Would the water from Hoover Dam reach Las Vegas if it went down?
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What are three reasons that you would want to go to Hoover Dam?
its big, it produces the electricity and water for las Vegas and its pretty:-D
Where is the water for the hoover dam stored?
In the hoover dam.
How much electricity does the Hoover Dam supply?
It's very difficult to answer questions like this because of the way the US power grid works. Power producing sites put power on the grid, and power consuming sites take power off the grid, and it's not really possible to track exactly what goes where. Think of it this way: the power grid is a big barrel full of water. Las Vegas has a pipe coming out of the barrel, and Hoover Dam has a pipe going into the barrel, but there are many other pipes coming out and going in. Finding out if a particular drop of water flowing through the Las Vegas pipe came from the Hoover Dam pipe would be difficult. The power grid is actually worse than that, because we could theoretically put some dye in the water, but we can't do that with power; an electron is an electron is an electron. That said: Las Vegas actually does not get much of its power from Hoover Dam, since the electric company serving Las Vegas is NV Energy, which owns its own power plants and does not operate the generators at Hoover Dam. NVE's own website states that 70% of their power generation for southern Nevada comes from natural gas fired plants, so at most 30% of Las Vegas' power would come from Hoover Dam (and most likely much less than that). Also, the US Bureau of Reclamation (the agency that operates the generators at the dam) does not list Las Vegas as a recipient of the power generated. They do list the State of Nevada in general (which gets about 23% of the power generated by the dam), but the only specific city in Nevada that's listed is Boulder City, NV.
Why was the Hoover Dam called the Boulder Dam?
Answer this question…It was originally known as Boulder Dam, but was renamed in 1947 in honor of Herbert Hoover, who as U.S. secretary of commerce and the 31st U.S. president proved instrumental in getting the dam built.
What impact did Hoover Dam had during the great depression?
Irrigation, water, and prevents floods. The provision of electrical power as well as potable water for the Las Vegas valley. Please click on the related link(s) below for more information:
Why is the Hoover dam called the greatest dam?
Many reasons. It's massive size, the fact that it supplies much of the Nevada (including Las Vegas) region with water, it was built during the Great Depression and provided many with jobs, and also because of the horrid fact that some men helping to build it were cemented over after they fell.
What was the water control built during Hoover's administration called?
It's called the Hoover Dam.
What is a example of this sort of water-controlling structure but was inspired by president Herbert Hoover?
Hoover Dam
Does the Hoover dam have a water generator?
Yes, the Hoover Dam has 17 water generators. The Hoover Dam generators produce in excess of 2,000 megawatts. Each generator has a shaft, excitor, rotor, and stator.
Does Las Vegas have a water surplus or deficit?
When the mob started Vegas it was just another sand dune. They paid to bring water to the desert, so Vegas has all the water it needs.
If water was spilled from aeroplane height would it reach the ground?
Yes.
Does salt reach it saturation sooner when dissolved in hot water or cold?
Cold water can dissolve less salt than can hot water. Therefore, you would reach the saturation point faster with cold water.
