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The Hoover Dam stands at a height of 726 feet (221 meters) and stretches 1,244 feet (379 meters) across the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Its base is 660 feet (200 meters) thick, tapering to 45 feet (14 meters) at the top. The dam creates Lake Mead, which is one of the largest man-made lakes in the United States.
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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.
How do you spell Hoover Dam?
hoover dam =D
Which is bigger Hoover dam or Glen dam?
Hoover
When did Hoover Dam open?
Hoover dam opened in 1920
When was the Hoover dam discovered?
Hoover Dam was built by people.
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
