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Dams are usually built for one of a relatively few purposes:
- Flood control
- Water storage
- Power generation
A quick Googling of "Hoover Dam" indicates that it was built for all three of those reasons.
What else can I help you with?
How much concrete in Hoover Dam?
The Hoover dam weighs 6,600,000 tons. It took 3,250,000 cubic yards of concrete to build the dam itself
What famous dam in the US starts with an h?
Hoover Dam
One successful public works project begun under president Hoover was the?
Construction of a major dam on the Colorado River.
What successful public-works project began under president hoover?
He backed the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), which provided financial aid to railroads, financial institutions, and business corporations. Boulder (now Hoover) Dam was begun under his adminstration.
How did Lake Mead form?
Lake Mead formed when the Hoover Dam was built over the Colorado River
Does the Hoover Dam have any problems?
it has a drinking problem
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.
Where is the water for the hoover dam stored?
In the hoover dam.
Which is bigger Hoover dam or Glen dam?
Hoover
How do you spell Hoover Dam?
hoover dam =D
Was Hoover Dam originally called Nover Dam?
Hoover Dam was originally called Boulder Dam.
When did Hoover Dam open?
Hoover dam opened in 1920
When was the Hoover dam discovered?
Hoover Dam was built by people.
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
