The Hoover dam is at the end of Lake Mead. So they are not the same thing.
Lake Mead is the reservoir lake formed in Arizona and Nevada by Hoover Dam.
Lake Mead was formed by the building of the Hoover Dam.
Hoover dam impounds Lake Mead.
Lake Mead is the lake formed by Hoover Dam and is located in Arizona and Nevada in the Southwest United States. Driving directions to Lake Mead access points are available through Trip Advisor or from the website of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Lake Mead formed when the Hoover Dam was built over the Colorado River
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The lake near Las Vegas that helps the Hoover Dam generate electricity for the city is Lake Mead. It is America's biggest reservoir.
Most of Lake Mead and the Great Basin are located in the state of Nevada. But part of Lake Mead is also in northwestern Arizona (behind the Hoover Dam) and the Great Basin technically includes parts of the other four states (Oregon, California, Idaho, and Utah) that border Nevada.
Hoover Dam is on the Colorado River. The water backed up behind the dam is called Lake Mead.
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