| 单词 | Hoover Dam |
| 例句 | It seemed like cruel fate that we’d come to Hoover Dam, one of Annabeth’s personal favorites, and she wasn’t here to see it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Rafe was basically chipping away at the Hoover Dam, and there was a lot of water behind that wall, just waiting to get out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z For some strange reason, I found myself thinking about Hoover Dam, and the odd mortal girl I’d run into there, Rachel Elizabeth Dare. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z This lower stretch of the river, from Hoover Dam to the gulf, has little in common with the unbridled torrent that explodes through the Grand Canyon, some 250 miles upstream from Topock. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You did that at Hoover Dam. You called me a mortal. Like you’re not.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “What, you thought I lived at Hoover Dam?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I mean, he was in Long Island Sound. Then he just popped into the water at Hoover Dam. And now he’s here.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “She recognized me from Hoover Dam, so—” “You've met her before?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then there was the time he fixed a broken sluice gate on the Hoover Dam and saved the lives of thousands of people who would have drowned if the dam had burst. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I thought about Rachel Elizabeth Dare, and the special ability she’d shown last winter at Hoover Dam. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z This is the land where we do big things, so we have incredible landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge, the Empire State Building, the Hoover Dam, the Gateway Arch. Obama at Disney: 'America is open for business' 2012-01-19T19:16:53Z In conversations, McCullough spoke about the need for biographies of the Liberty Bell, Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge. Perspective | David McCullough helped America understand itself 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The only sign that Hoover Dam is nearby are the transmission towers carrying electricity — from 17 hydroelectric turbines in powerhouses at its base — up and out of the canyon. Journeys: In Nevada, the Viewing Has Begun From the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge 2011-01-28T19:55:00Z There's the nouveau graveyard's oldest sign: a green and white 1930s relic that marked a restaurant where Hoover Dam construction workers bought fried chicken and bootleg whiskey. Museum starts night tours of signs from Vegas past 2013-05-25T18:08:09Z In homage to the nearby Hoover Dam, the multi-theater complex features steel trimmings, geometric patterns, marble walls, scalloped edges and other 1930-style flourishes. Arts community demanding spotlight in Las Vegas 2012-02-26T17:02:08Z Yet there are other deeper stories: of railroads, the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and the desert with its wild burros and ancient Joshua trees. The Getaway: This Is Las Vegas? 2013-11-29T18:29:41Z Don’t miss the dam at Quanah Parker Lake, a miniature copy of the Hoover Dam, or the views from Mount Scott, one of the highest peaks in the Wichita Mountains. One night in the nation’s first big-game wildlife refuge 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “Hoover Dam” starts with a Beach Boys-inspired carousel of tinkling notes before sweeping you over the edge and plunging you into the blaring guitars and drums at the heart of the song. Sugar's Copper Blue Reissued: 20th Anniversary of Bob Mould's Groundbreaking Album 2012-07-24T14:00:09Z Built in 1931 to re-house workers on the nearby Hoover Dam from their tented slums, this small town is only a dice roll from Vegas. 10 of the best small towns in the US: readers’ travel tips 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam bypass bridge is not just any bridge, however. Journeys: In Nevada, the Viewing Has Begun From the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge 2011-01-28T19:55:00Z There was a new bridge out by Hoover Dam that he wanted to see. Journeys: In Nevada, the Viewing Has Begun From the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge 2011-01-28T19:55:00Z The trail offers access to the lower Colorado River from several launch sites, the most impressive of which is surely the Hoover Dam. National Parks Gear Up for Summer Rush 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Second, history: A spur trail that ends near the Hoover Dam follows an old railroad right-of-way used to build the dam itself. Outside Las Vegas, the River Mountains Trail Makes a Scenic Ring 2012-03-09T21:05:45Z The Hoover Dam, Lake Mead and the Grand Canyon are among the most popular — but here are a few more options that are both less obvious and, in some cases, a lot closer. Leaving Las Vegas for Natural Beauty and More 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Only two spots — a battle against a hulking alien atop the Hoover Dam and a fighting sequence in which normally inconsequential enemies loom terrifyingly large — were fully, enjoyably engaging. Video Game Review: 14 Years of Waiting Have Come to an End 2011-06-17T22:56:13Z Franklin Roosevelt’s government invested in productive capacity with the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Hoover Dam. G force 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z As a structural engineer, it worries me slightly that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake would cause the Hoover Dam to fail – it should be designed to withstand a larger quake. How scientifically accurate is San Andreas? Rock solid or a bit faulty? 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z But even if you’re not on the market for your own town, it makes a good detour on the way to Kingman or the Hoover Dam. These Are America's Coolest Ghost Towns 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z They depict Lascaux cave paintings, Russian cosmonauts and the Hoover Dam, but also melting glaciers, cloned animals and nuclear test sites. Books for Art Lovers 2012-11-22T20:15:43Z Pass through five dark tunnels on this easy out-and-back hike along a former rail trail that was used to transport materials to Hoover Dam from the 1930s through the early 1960s. Loving Las Vegas, from its glittering Strip to its alluring desert 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z As for Barbra, it was only last week that her official website was drawing attention to water-conservancy issues, highlighting a report about the effects of drought on a Nevada lake feeding into the Hoover Dam. Moronic irrigation: LA’s new turf war against its sprinkler-happy celebrities 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Clark on the paintings of Poussin or Joan Didion on the Hoover Dam — but he moves with a hummingbird energy, flitting to the next writer, the next effect he loves. A Witty and Original Writer Shares His Love for the Essay 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The area gets its name from being a hidden area for sneaking in beer for the builders of the Hoover Dam during prohibition. 10 of the best US hiking trails: readers’ travel tips 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z June 21 Bridge to Offer Views of Hoover Dam Bridge set to open near Hoover Dam this fall. Bridge to Offer Views of Hoover Dam 2010-06-21T15:10:00Z Pattern Energy, the developer, has billed the SunZia project as an energy infrastructure undertaking bigger than the Hoover Dam. Native American tribes fight US over a proposed $10B renewable energy transmission line 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z Visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada are being warned against submerging themselves in the hot springs below the Hoover Dam due to the risk of infection by deadly brain-eating amoebas. Brain-eating amoebas present in hot springs, Lake Mead National Recreation Area warns 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z From Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River to Hoover Dam on the Colorado, reservoirs have fueled toxic algae blooms, increased evaporation and flooded land that was home to Native Americans for millennia. Is it worth sacrificing a healthy river to help preserve a safe planet? 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z “There’s no Hoover Dam or Lincoln Tunnel on the other side of this nonsense spending. Just Potemkin jobs and a new make-work program when there’s plenty of work to go around,” he said. McConnell slams Biden Climate Corps as ‘taxpayer-funded pipeline’ to turn activists into bureaucrats 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Some water savings are expected to come from a longstanding program that provides funding for leaving water in Lake Mead, the reservoir behind Hoover Dam outside Las Vegas. Explainer: What does the latest Colorado River proposal mean for California, Arizona, Nevada? 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The three states, which receive their share of the river’s water from Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam, also agreed to make additional cuts that were not tied to payments. What the Colorado River Deal Means for California 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z California, Arizona and Nevada get their shares of water from Lake Mead, which is formed by the Colorado River at the Hoover Dam and is controlled by the federal government. Do-or-Die Talks Reach Deal to Keep Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z He played a more wholesomely groundbreaking gig earlier this year, when he headlined the first-ever concert at the Hoover Dam. Cruel Britannia: Punk, goth and new-wave legends to converge at Cruel World on Saturday 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z At a press conference overlooking the Hoover Dam on Tuesday, the administration unveiled two plans to achieve those cuts, promising to reach a final conclusion by August. Feds’ Colorado River choice: California’s rights or Arizona’s future? 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z But the challenges on the river persisted, and federal officials said they’d need to consider changing the operations at Hoover Dam that holds back Lake Mead and Glen Canyon Dam, which controls Lake Mead. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z At Lake Mead, the water courses through Hoover Dam’s intakes and rushes through 30-foot-wide pipes called penstocks. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z He loses his hair, and his mind, while growing ever taller, and rampages through a cardboard approximation of the Las Vegas Strip before falling over the Hoover Dam to his doom. Bert I. Gordon, whose B movies gained a cult following, dies at 100 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z It was thought that the compact and the building of Hoover Dam would put an end to 50 years of conflict over the water of the Colorado. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Those cuts would gradually become larger if the water level at Hoover Dam continues dropping toward 1,000 feet, a level that both proposals aim to protect. California versus other states: Comparing two competing proposals for Colorado River cuts 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z The priority-based proposal would protect Lake Powell’s water levels - but could result in lower capacity at Hoover Dam. What might Colorado River cuts mean for states and the 40 million people it supplies with water? 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z The tour began at Hoover Dam near Las Vegas, where Lake Mead has recently declined to its lowest levels since it was filled. Drought-ravaged Colorado River gets relief from snow. But long-term water crisis remains 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Lake Mead, located on the Arizona-Nevada border and held back by Hoover Dam, filled in the 1980s and 1990s. Colorado River crisis so bad lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z Hoover Dam made the modern West, but also confined it in a straitjacket. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Below that point, called “dead pool,” no water would pass through Hoover Dam. California versus other states: Comparing two competing proposals for Colorado River cuts 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Today, the Interior Department’s priority remains ensuring Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam have enough water in them to maintain hydropower, and the department will do whatever is necessary to ensure that, Beaudreau said. AP Exclusive: Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Lake Mead had been nearly full and lapping at the spillway gates of Hoover Dam in early 2000. How Las Vegas declared war on thirsty grass and set an example for the desert Southwest 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z Lake Mead is trending toward “dead pool,” the point at which water can no longer pass through Hoover Dam. Want to solve climate change? This California farm kingdom holds a key 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The year was 1934 and the place was the construction site of Parker Dam, downstream from the nearly completed Hoover Dam. Column: The fight over the Colorado River is a 100-year-old interstate grudge match 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z If the water level falls below 950 feet, the Hoover Dam will no longer able to generate hydroelectric power. As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Hoover Dam was built during the Great Depression in the 1930s. The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The nation’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, which is held up by Hoover Dam, is mostly empty, a consequence of a 23-year megadrought. How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The nation’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, held behind the Hoover Dam, is a significant source of water supply for Southern California. 'Endless stream' of new storms to hit California again this week. What to expect 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z West — to help ensure Hoover Dam can continue generating power and deliver water to Arizona, California, Nevada and Mexico in the lower Colorado River basin. Biden signs water bills benefiting 3 tribes in Arizona 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Minimum level for power generation at Hoover Dam. As the Colorado River Shrinks, Washington Prepares to Spread the Pain 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Federal officials have warned there is a real danger the reservoirs could drop so low by 2025 that water would no longer flow past Hoover Dam to Arizona, California and Mexico. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z It's enabled by the mechanistic controls at the Hoover Dam, which releases the same steady flow no matter how little snow falls across the Rocky Mountains. "There's just not enough": A water war is brewing over the dwindling Colorado River 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z If that were to happen, water would no longer flow downstream from Hoover Dam. Growing fears of 'dead pool' on Colorado River as drought threatens Hoover Dam water 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z "I have come to think of 'City' like Mount Rushmore and Hoover Dam," wrote New York Times reporter Michael Kimmelman. In Nevada, a monument to violence built on stolen land 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam's construction in 1936, followed by the building of Glen Canyon Dam 30 years later, dramatically altered river's flow, blocked sediment that creates riparian habitat, and changed the temperature of the river. Colorado River Basin wildlife threatened 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z It was a crucial step in construction of Hoover Dam, which could not have been built without the states’ assent. Column: California's water usage was built on a historic lie. The cost is now apparent 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Westerners benefit from the seven-state compact reached in 1922 over apportionment of the waters of the Colorado River, which set the ground rules for construction of Hoover Dam. Column: The ugly historical roots of the GOP's migrant transports 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z California, meanwhile, benefitted when the federal government began building the Hoover Dam to help control the river’s flow. Stressed Colorado River keeps California desert farms alive 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z The Clark County coroner’s office said Wednesday that Thomas Erndt’s bones were the ones found May 7 near a former marina at the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam. Grown kids recall Vegas dad whose bones ID’d from Lake Mead 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z "There's not much flowing river once you get below Hoover Dam." Colorado River Basin wildlife threatened 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z The crisis of water supply from the Colorado is vividly represented by the so-called bathtub ring around Lake Mead, the vast reservoir behind Hoover Dam, showing how far below normal the water level has fallen. Column: California's water usage was built on a historic lie. The cost is now apparent 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The bones were found May 7 by paddle boarders near a former marina at the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam. Coroner: Lake Mead bones from Vegas man missing for 20 years 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z “I have come to think of ‘City’ like Mount Rushmore and Hoover Dam,” he writes. Facebook’s Four Problems 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z I have come to think of “City” like Mount Rushmore and Hoover Dam. One visionary artist’s desert dream 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam at the Arizona-Nevada border, is now about 175 feet lower than it was in 2000, when the Southwestern drought began. A New Round of Colorado River Cuts Is Announced 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z As long ago as 1893, John Wesley Powell — the uncle of Arthur Powell Davis, who perpetrated the foundational lie allowing the construction of Hoover Dam — foresaw the basin’s destiny. Column: California's water usage was built on a historic lie. The cost is now apparent 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z He said it’s especially critical to ensure Lake Mead doesn’t decline to “dead pool” levels, at which water would no longer pass through Hoover Dam to Arizona, California and Mexico. Tensions grow over lack of a water deal for the shrinking Colorado River 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Porter accompanied Sinema and water officials as they toured Hoover Dam on Monday. Sinema's last-minute push on Democrats' climate bill added $4 billion to combat Western drought 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z It’s the fourth time since May that remains have been uncovered as Western drought forces the shoreline to retreat at the shrinking Colorado River reservoir behind the Hoover Dam. More human remains discovered as drought dries Lake Mead 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The surface level at the region’s drought-stricken water supply - the Lake Mead reservoir behind Hoover Dam on the Colorado River - has dropped to less than 30%. Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The surface level at the region’s drought-stricken water supply — the Lake Mead reservoir behind Hoover Dam on the Colorado River — has dropped to less than 30%. Southwest rains flood deserts, cascade into Vegas casinos 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Lake Mead is currently at 27% capacity, and its water levels have hit lows unseen since the lake was filled by the creation of the Hoover Dam in 1935. New human remains found at Nevada’s Lake Mead 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Lake Mead, about 40 miles east of Las Vegas, is the largest man-made reservoir in the United States, having been formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s. Third Set of Human Remains Is Found at Lake Mead Since May 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z In the two decades that separate these images, the lake’s water level as measured at the Hoover Dam has fallen 158 feet to 1,041 feet, the Bureau of Reclamation said. See How Far Water Levels in Lake Mead Have Fallen 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Figure 2.59 A simplified model of the Hoover Dam with assumed dimensions. Calculus, Vol 2 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z We now return our attention to the Hoover Dam, mentioned at the beginning of this chapter. Calculus, Volume 1 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z The US’s largest water reservoir, Lake Mead at the Hoover Dam, is in very, very bad shape. What record-low water levels at the Hoover Dam reservoir look like from space 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Television ads urging water conservation are as common as theories about the history behind sunken boats and bodies that have surfaced in the mud as the crucial Lake Mead reservoir behind Hoover Dam recedes. Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Water levels at Lake Mead — formed by the Hoover Dam — are at their lowest levels since 1937, when the reservoir was still being filled. Dramatic NASA photos reveal Lake Mead water levels at lowest point since 1937 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Equipment failure caused a transformer at the Hoover Dam to explode, causing a fire that lasted about a half-hour and sending plumes of black smoke swirling through the air. Officials investigate after fire, explosion at Hoover Dam 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Figure 6.59 A simplified model of the Hoover Dam with assumed dimensions. Calculus, Volume 1 2016-03-30T00:00:00Z A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. NYC bodega clerk won’t face murder charges in stabbing 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z It’s now below 30% capacity, raising the possibility it could fall so low that Hoover Dam could be unable to generate hydropower or release water downstream. Drought drives Las Vegas to cap size of home swimming pools 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Electricity produced at Hoover Dam continued flowing to the 8 million people in Arizona, Nevada and Southern California who rely on it, the Western Area Power Administration said. Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam has 17 transformers — nine on its Nevada side and eight on its Arizona side. Officials investigate after fire, explosion at Hoover Dam 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z An explosion at the Hoover Dam has prompted an emergency response from a Nevada fire crew, authorities said Tuesday morning. Explosion at Hoover Dam prompts emergency response 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam provides hydroelectric energy and stores water for southern Nevada. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The mighty Colorado River that divides Nevada from Arizona once flowed beneath the walls of Black Canyon until the Hoover Dam was erected in 1935 for irrigation, flood control and hydropower. AP PHOTOS: Amid drought, Lake Mead 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam is considered a baseload source of power, meaning it can respond quickly to the need for additional power on the grid or dial back supply. Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The boat is just the latest in a series of objects unearthed by declining water levels in Lake Mead, the largest human-made reservoir in the U.S., held back by the Hoover Dam. World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z If the lake keeps receding, it would reach what's known as "dead pool" - a level so low the Hoover Dam would no longer be able to produce hydropower or deliver water downstream. Drought-stricken US warned of looming "dead pool" 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam provides hydroelectric energy and stores water for southern Nevada. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z He declined to name names about who might turn up in the vast reservoir formed by Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona. Bodies found in Lake Mead renew interest in Vegas mob lore 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The discovery came after a body in a barrel was found May 1 along newly exposed shoreline of the lake, formed by the Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona. Search Menu Menu The Washington Post ProfileSolid ProfileSolid The Washington Post Placeholder while article actions load Wp ArrowRight GiftOutline Loading... Loading... 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The lower levels also impact hydropower produced at Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam, which holds back Lake Powell. World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Lake Mead, which is on the Nevada-Arizona state border, was created by the Hoover Dam in the 1930s. Lake Mead: Shrinking reservoir reveals more human remains 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z The discovery came after a body in a barrel was found May 1 along newly exposed shoreline of the lake formed by Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona. Investigators try to ID 2nd set of remains from in Lake Mead 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z But National Park Service officials said that’s not allowed, and that there are hundreds of barrels in the depths — some dating to the construction of Hoover Dam in the 1930s. Bodies found in Lake Mead renew interest in Vegas mob lore 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z If the reservoir were to drop to 895 feet, he pointed out, it would reach “dead pool” — the point at which water would no longer pass through Hoover Dam. Arizona officials warn of risks on Colorado River that could eventually hit California 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z But they won’t find the condition of Hoover Dam, which impounds one the nation’s largest reservoirs on the border of Nevada and Arizona. Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The region depends on Lake Mead, the nearby reservoir behind Hoover Dam on the Colorado, for 90% of its drinking water. Is that an outlaw lawn? Las Vegas has a new approach to saving water 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The drought-starved reservoir on the Colorado River behind Hoover Dam has become so depleted that Las Vegas is now pumping water from deeper within Lake Mead. Body in barrel exposed as level of Nevada’s Lake Mead drops 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z “We had the nuclear test sites, Nellis Air Force Base, the Hoover Dam,” he said, referring to Nevada landmarks that likely were in the crosshairs of Soviet military strategists. Putin's actions trigger long-buried fears of nuclear war for generations of Americans 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z If that happens, this will be Biden’s Hoover Dam — a vast public works project that brought water and power to the southwestern United States nearly 90 years ago. Opinion | Gina Raimondo is a Democrat with a promising future 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z An official shortage was declared for the first time at the US’ largest reservoir, Hoover Dam’s Lake Mead, in August. Colorado fires close out a year of disastrous drought 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z When that agreement was sealed in a ceremony on a terrace overlooking Hoover Dam, representatives of the seven states did the signing. As western states pledge to take less water from Colorado River, tribes seek a bigger role 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Every foot of elevation lost in Mead reduces Hoover Dam’s hydropower generation by about 6 megawatts — it’s currently running around 75% capacity. States to sign voluntary cutbacks of Colorado River water 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The best example of this dates from the 1920s, when the Imperial Valley’s congressman, Phil Swing, needed to quell opposition to the Boulder Canyon Act, which would fund the project that became Hoover Dam. Column: Rand Paul demands federal disaster aid for Kentucky, after voting against it for everyone else 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Farmers abandoned crops, officials announced emergency measures, and the Hoover Dam reservoir hit an all-time low. From heatwaves to floods, climate change worsened weather extremes in 2021 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Implicit in her proposals is the obvious fact that the government regularly steps in to finance projects that private enterprise considers unprofitable to build, such as roads, bridges, the Hoover Dam and the like. Column: Biden nominee Omarova faces an ugly attack because banks fear she'll be a tough regulator 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z The reservoir, the largest in the country, has declined to just 34% of its full capacity, the lowest point since it was filled in the 1930s with the construction of Hoover Dam. California, Arizona and Nevada in talks on new plan to save Colorado River water 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Modern-day equivalents of megaprojects like the Hoover Dam can benefit broad swaths of the United States, but infrastructure experts say they have often stagnated. With infrastructure vote, Buttigieg gains a multibillion-dollar tool to speed up megaprojects 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Yet Hoover Dam and the giant canals that were built across the desert facilitated rapid population growth and economic development in the Southwest, from Los Angeles to Phoenix. As climate talks put focus on water crisis, the Colorado River provides a stark example 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The fish once had a broader range, but the construction of the Flaming Gorge Dam in Wyoming and Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona border led to two other populations of the species becoming extinct. US formally removes Colorado River fish’s endangered status 2021-10-18T04:00:00Z Since the deal was signed at Hoover Dam, the last two years have brought fierce heat and dryness that have intensified the two-decade drought in the Southwest. A bitter dispute ends as California water agencies pledge cooperation on Colorado River 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z It hasn’t seen a level that low since it began to fill after the completion of Hoover Dam in the 1930s. In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Lake Mead was formed by building Hoover Dam in the 1930s. EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z The water level in Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir, has dropped this year to its lowest point since Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s. As climate talks put focus on water crisis, the Colorado River provides a stark example 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Most famous for being one of the companies that built the Hoover Dam, in recent years it has bid on and won marquee federal projects. Secret IRS files reveal how much the ultrawealthy gained by shaping Trump’s “big, beautiful tax cut” 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The reservoir near Las Vegas, the largest in the country, now sits at just 34% of its full capacity, the lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s after the construction of Hoover Dam. A bitter dispute ends as California water agencies pledge cooperation on Colorado River 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z In Episode 4 of Drought Week, we focus on Lake Mead, created by the Hoover Dam and fed by the Colorado River. Podcast: Our biggest reservoir will save us! Wait, no 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Epics of engineering such as the Hoover Dam and the Los Angeles aqueducts. Opinion | The thirsty West’s dreaded water crisis is here 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Water levels are even lower at Lake Mead, which hit its lowest mark since the Hoover Dam was built in 1931. Drought is stressing California’s power grid 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z Even repurposing existing infrastructure, as has been proposed for the Hoover Dam, would cost many billions. The humble water heater could be the savior of our energy infrastructure woes 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z On a terrace overlooking Hoover Dam, water officials from seven states that rely on the river had gathered to sign a deal in hopes of preventing reservoirs from falling to critically low levels. A bitter dispute ends as California water agencies pledge cooperation on Colorado River 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z In 1936, the Hoover Dam created what is still North America’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead. The Colorado River is shrinking. Hard choices lie ahead, this scientist warns 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Moreover, many of them rely on power from the Hoover Dam, where reservoir water drives the generators. Opinion | The thirsty West’s dreaded water crisis is here 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The troubling milestone at Lake Mead, which is formed by the Hoover Dam, is the latest consequence of the drought plaguing the western US. Why the Hoover Dam reservoir is at an all-time low 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z Less water means less power generation from the mighty turbines in the bowels of Hoover Dam. Opinion | The Southwest’s water problems are about to get much worse 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Army Corps of Engineers, which includes both behemoths like the Hoover Dam and small dams holding back irrigation ponds. Below aging U.S. dams, a potential toxic calamity 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z Lake Mead was created by the Hoover Dam in the 1930s. Lake Mead: Largest US reservoir dips to record low 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Those include draining Lake Powell, north of the Grand Canyon on the Arizona-Utah border, and making Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam, the primary reservoir on the Colorado River for California, Arizona and Nevada. Column: Water created California and the West. Will drought finish them off? 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z Lincoln County Power District General Manager Dave Luttrell said infrastructure updates, less hydropower from Hoover Dam and supplemental power from other sources like natural gas raised costs and alarmed customers in his rural Nevada district. US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z That has never happened since Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s. Opinion | The Southwest’s water problems are about to get much worse 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Without government financial investment there would be no Hoover Dam today and no interstate highway system. Column: Jeff Bezos likes Biden's infrastructure plan because he knows it's worth the money 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z That includes building public works such as Hoover Dam and the interstate highways and funding primary education. Column: Stop saying the USPS should be 'run like a business.' It's not a 'business' 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z The expectations of the water supply that would be provided by Hoover Dam, for example, were based on surveys of the Colorado River’s flow taken during a historically wet period. Column: Water created California and the West. Will drought finish them off? 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z “Rural economies in Arizona and Nevada live and die by the hydropower that is produced at Hoover Dam. It might not be a big deal to NV Energy,” he said of Nevada’s largest utility. US West prepares for possible 1st water shortage declaration 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z He first set eyes on the Silver State in 1932 on vacation with his family where they saw Hoover Dam under construction. Nevadan plans to celebrate 100th birthday by skydiving 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z A three-year investigation, dubbed Operation Hoover Dam, culminated in three indictments detailing narcotics sales from a South L.A. market and smoke shop and inside a state prison. FBI and LAPD arrest 14 in alleged storefront drug ring run by South L.A. gang 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Bureau of Reclamation is reopening Hoover Dam to the public Tuesday, seven months after it closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Feds: Hoover Dam is reopening to the public on Tuesday 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The list of violence inspired by QAnon is long, and the serious incidents date back to 2018, when an armed man touting the conspiracy theory was arrested after a standoff at the Hoover Dam. As QAnon grew, Facebook and Twitter missed years of warning signs about the conspiracy theory’s violent nature 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Threatening to blow up Hoover Dam to topple the Deep State makes as much sense as spraying bullets into a pizzeria floor to save children who are supposedly trapped in the basement. Decoding QAnon: From Pizzagate to Kanye to Marina Abramovic, this conspiracy covers everything 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z In one notable case in 2018, a heavily armed man blocked a bridge over the Hoover Dam. What is QAnon? 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z From 1933, his public works administration built the Lincoln Tunnel in New York, the Grand Coulee Dam and completed the Hoover Dam. Boris Johnson's 'new deal' is Roosevelt lite 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z According to court documents, the men discussed plans to firebomb a power station or federal property including a fee station at Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam or a U.S. Nevada men alleged to have ‘boogaloo’ ties plead not guilty 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Loomis said he wanted to firebomb a power substation, according to the complaint, but Lynam suggested exploiting the protests to attack a fee station on federal land near the Hoover Dam or a U.S. Group linked to far-right “boogaloo” movement plotted terror attacks against protesters: prosecutors 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z “There’s no quick fix to a long drought,” said Patzert, citing groundwater basins and Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado, as the West’s large-scale drought monitors. The West is in an expanding 20-year drought that a 'March Miracle' will do little to change 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z She describes the introduction of live video on Facebook in 2016 as like “breaching the Hoover Dam” in terms of online views. Inside the Sanders campaign’s quest to win the Internet 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z But the next year, construction began on nearby Hoover Dam, bringing an influx of workers. Nevada is a land of diversity and reinvention. Will it reshape the presidential race? 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z There can be only one “1984” ad, just as there can be only one Hoover Dam or one Eiffel Tower. Column: Time again to remember that there's been only one great Super Bowl ad (Apple, 1984) 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z It was flooded in 1938 after the building of Hoover Dam and the subsequent creation of sprawling Lake Mead. Want to enjoy Las Vegas even more? Get out of town--on a day trip 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Bureau of Reclamation contract at Hoover Dam and tax fraud, the Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday. Ex-CPA pleads guilty to bribery in Hoover Dam audit contract 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z He cited Franklin D. Roosevelt’s temporary name change for the Herbert Hoover Dam in Nevada back to Boulder Dam and Ronald Reagan’s removal of solar panels installed at the White House by Jimmy Carter. In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat’ 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z The drought contingency plan is a voluntary agreement to use less water than users are allowed, and its success is measured at the surface level of Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam east of Las Vegas. US water chief praises Colorado River deal, sees challenges 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The tally includes some of the nation’s most well-known dams, such as Hoover Dam along the Colorado River, but mostly involves privately owned dams. AP investigation: Aging US dams pose risk to thousands 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z In about four hours, hikers descend 1,500 feet to the banks of the Colorado River, downriver from Hoover Dam and the Interstate 11 bridge. Want to enjoy Las Vegas even more? Get out of town--on a day trip 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z While Hoover Dam is anchored in solid volcano-baked basalt, Glen Canyon Dam spans a gorge lined with sandstone. Environmentalists push for removing dam along Colorado River 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The FBI memo cited another incident, in which a Nevada man was arrested with body armor, rifles, ammo and a flash-bang device after trying to block the Hoover Dam with an armored truck. Trump campaign ad featured QAnon signs despite FBI warning that conspiracy could motivate extremists 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z In 2018, a man used an armored truck to block traffic at the Hoover Dam while holding a sign demanding action on a QAnon priority. Opinion | I understand the temptation to dismiss QAnon. Here’s why we can’t. 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Eight years ago, a friend of mine by the name of Rachel Maddow did a network promo in front of the Hoover Dam, and her message at the time seems relevant anew: The big flaws in the case against 'big government' 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z Interior Department official Tim Petty, Bureau of Reclamation chief Brenda Burman and representatives from seven states met Monday at Hoover Dam to commemorate an agreement spurred by nearly 20 years of drought and shrinking reservoirs. Hoover Dam ceremony marks Colorado River drought plan 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The museum operates a heritage railroad that takes passengers on half-hour rides on vintage trains that travel tracks laid for the construction of the Hoover Dam. Officials request funds for Nevada railroad museum expansion 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z The water in Lake Mead, the vast reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam that supplies the lower basin, has dropped to levels not seen since it began to fill in the 1960s. Amid 19-Year Drought, States Sign Deal to Conserve Colorado River Water 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam alone required 3.3m cubic metres, then a world record. Concrete: the most destructive material on Earth 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Decades ago the population was projected to reach 400,000 by 2000, so the city built a pipeline to tap into Lake Mead, a reservoir created by Hoover Dam. Do Dams Increase Water Use? 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z The automaker went big, debuting the truck on the Hoover Dam and offering test rides at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Daimler is beating Tesla to making semi-autonomous big rigs 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z What seems sure, though, is that this is the year that Daimler will truly embark on the path that it charted back in 2015 at that event atop the Hoover Dam. Riding in Daimler’s new semi-autonomous big rig 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Its massive Three Gorges Dam, which cuts the Yangtze River and rises 600 feet high, was the largest hydroelectric project in the world, designed to produce 20 times the power of the Hoover Dam. It Doesn’t Matter if Ecuador Can Afford This Dam. China Still Gets Paid. 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power proposes to turn Hoover Dam into a giant battery by making it a hydro-pumped storage plant. The Sun Sets. The Wind Dies. But Energy Data Is Relentless. 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z In June, an armed man was arrested after blocking traffic near the Hoover Dam; in jail, he reportedly wrote a letter to Trump including Q’s motto: “Where we go one, we go all.” A Trail of ‘Bread Crumbs,’ Leading Conspiracy Theorists Into the Wilderness 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z One apparent QAnon proponent was arrested after blocking the Hoover Dam in June. Reddit has banned the QAnon conspiracy subreddit r/GreatAwakening 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The Nevada Highway Patrol said on Twitter that the highway bridge near Hoover Dam reopened after officers took into custody a person described earlier as possibly suicidal. The Latest: Colorado River bridge near Hoover Dam reopens 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The Nevada Highway Patrol said on Twitter that officers were at the highway bridge near Hoover Dam because of a “possible suicidal subject,” resulting in a closure of U.S. Colorado River bridge near Hoover Dam closed temporarily 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The bridge crosses the Colorado River near the Hoover Dam. Highway linking Phoenix and Las Vegas temporarily closed 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z And there’s the $3 billion project to turn the Hoover Dam into one big battery. Why the future of the power grid depends on giant batteries 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z In June, an armed man spouting Q-nonsense used an armored truck to block traffic on the Hoover Dam. QAnon: latest Trump-linked conspiracy theory gains steam at president's rallies 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z A man in an armored truck blocked a bridge near the Hoover Dam demanding the release of a report that Q claimed the government was withholding. Opinion | QAnon is terrifying. This is why. 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z A man recently blocked a bridge near the Hoover Dam in Arizona using a homemade armoured truck, and held up a QAnon-related sign to the window. #QAnon: The pro-Trump conspiracy theory 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z OcampoGomez says police with the Hoover Dam are making contact with the man. Highway linking Phoenix and Las Vegas temporarily closed 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Republicans in Congress have hauled enough water for Donald Trump to topple the Hoover Dam. Even Fox commentators agree: Putin’s Helsinki hustle humiliated Trump 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z The bypass will allow drivers to bypass Boulder City on the drive between Las Vegas and Hoover Dam. Vegas-area bicyclists try out new stretch of Interstate 11 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z In addition to famous monuments, other episodes focus on streets that changed America - like New York’s Broadway - and on modern marvels like the Hoover Dam. Show tells backstory of icons like Rushmore, Lady Liberty 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z The Kingman Daily Miner reports the incident started Saturday night in North Las Vegas when shots were allegedly fired at a commercial vehicle from the suspect vehicle south of the Hoover Dam. North Las Vegas carjacking ends in Arizona 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z This man is built like the freaking Hoover Dam. Saquon Barkley has Tiger Woods's biceps for thighs - Golf Digest 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam holds much of the Colorado’s flow in the vast Lake Mead reservoir, but the river itself is sorely depleted. Plight of Phoenix: how long can the world’s 'least sustainable' city survive? 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The shows focuses on extraordinary feats such as the building of Hoover Dam and the Suez Canal. Letters: Football fans look for the coffin corner with new prices 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The United States got many marvels — e.g., the Hoover Dam and part of the Golden Gate Bridge — from New Deal infrastructure spending. Opinion | Infrastructure spending won’t transform America 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Anyone who expected projects on the scale of Hoover Dam or the interstate highway system should realize that Trump will never come through, because he has no idea how. Opinion | Trump tells lots of little lies. This is the big one. 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z He made similar claims about the Golden Gate bridge and the Hoover Dam in June 2017. Analysis | Fact checking the 2018 State of the Union address 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z He went by train — no president had yet done an official trip by air — for the dedication of Hoover Dam and a visit to Los Angeles. Where's the California love? Trump is first president in decades to skip a visit in initial year 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Five years later, he returned to his hometown of Boise, Idaho, to become CEO of Morrison Knudsen, the construction company that built Hoover Dam. Obituary: William Agee, business exec who led Morrison Knudsen to bankruptcy 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z It’s a digitized replica of the photographic record of the construction of the Hoover Dam - the engineering marvel that helped to make southern Nevada habitable. University archive highlights southern Nevada’s history 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z It’s a digitized replica of the photographic record of the construction of the Hoover Dam — the engineering marvel that helped to make southern Nevada habitable. University archive highlights southern Nevada’s history 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z A British man has been fined for swimming across the Colorado river at the Hoover Dam while drunk on a stag do. Drunk Briton fined after surviving Hoover Dam swim 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Lake Mead officials say two men were swimming from a boat on Lake Mead near Hoover Dam before both began to struggle on Sunday. Authorities searching for missing male swimmer at Lake Mead 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z According to the Department of Energy, they generate 5 gigawatts of electricity, or more than twice the annual output of Hoover Dam. Scientists Search a Gorge for the Secrets of Wind 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z In 1932, generally there were about 3,500 workers building what became Hoover Dam. Opinion | A racist vestige of the past that progressives are happy to leave in place 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Watch a fact-check of President Trump's claim that Americans 'built the Golden Gate Bridge in four years and the Hoover Dam in five': Analysis | The Energy 202: EPA head Pruitt had two government email addresses in his last job 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z On this date in 1933, the first concrete was poured at Hoover Dam. Today in Arizona History 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam Police, Las Vegas police and the Nevada Department of Wildlife are assisting with the search. Authorities searching for missing male swimmer at Lake Mead 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z One of the most popular excursions from Las Vegas is Hoover Dam, an easy 40-minute drive southeast of the city. What To Do In Las Vegas (When You're Not Playing Golf) - Golf Digest 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z “Americans built the Hoover Dam in six years, put a man on the moon in eight years, and we built the Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel in 43 months,” he said. McAuliffe signs bill forcing faster replacement of Alexandria sewers 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The amended measure would also exclude Lake Havasu City and places close to the Hoover Dam from the permitted areas. House approves bill extending electronic billboards range 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The hydrological and hydroelectric regimes controlled by the great Hoover Dam, for example, far exceed in capacity and reliability the puny results produced by any politician who commanded rain to fall from the sky. Meteorology: Weather makers : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “If Mead falls to nine hundred,” Mulroy continued, “nothing goes downstream from Hoover Dam.” Where the Water Goes 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z It lurched to a little more prominence in 1936 with the Hoover Dam. Las Vegas beats the odds, and its own past, in landing the Raiders 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z There is other well-established evidence for reservoir-caused earthquakes, Rubinstein said, such as the construction of Hoover Dam and the filling of Lake Mead. Oroville Dam faces another risk: Earthquakes from rapid rise in water levels 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z The dam is the tallest in the United States, exceeding even Hoover Dam. The frantic fight to protect the nation's tallest dam as spillway rapidly erodes 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Hoover Dam was completed under budget, and two years ahead of schedule, and the Golden Gate Bridge, too, was finished early and cost $1.3 million less than expected. Where the Second Avenue Subway Went Wrong 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z But while Hoover Dam is anchored in solid volcano-baked basalt, Glen Canyon Dam spans a gorge lined with Navajo sandstone that critics compare with hardened sand dunes. Feds give 20 more years to Glen Canyon Dam on Colorado River 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Heckman compared investing in early childhood development to Hoover Dam and other public projects that generate a public good for decades. Study: Early support for children reaps big benefits 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z New Deal public works gave the nation splendidly useful engineering marvels, including the Golden Gate Bridge and the Hoover Dam. Infrastructure projects aren’t jobs programs 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Independent assessments suggest it would cost more like $25bn and require more than three times as much concrete as the Hoover Dam. Trumpitecture: what we can expect from the billionaire cowboy builder 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z As our plane glided over the Hoover Dam, we all took a moment to stop and look in awe. US election: Talking politics with Trump supporters at 30,000 feet - BBC News 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z That evening, according to The Los Angeles Times, more than a million people gathered downtown to celebrate the arrival of what the newspaper referred to as the “giant of Hoover Dam.” California Today: Shining a Light on Lawmakers 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z After all, what is the border wall but a giant undertaking, like the Washington Monument or the Hoover Dam, except that, Mr. Trump insists, it will pay for itself? The Trumpian Dreams of Silicon Valley 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z “She’s trying to swim upstream even though there’s a Hoover Dam in front of her and it’s just been reinforced with a second Hoover Dam,” he said. As Green Party’s Stein woos Sanders backers, some see unhappy flashbacks to 2000 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z Much of the rest of our supply comes from the Colorado River via Lake Mead, which stands now at its lowest level since Hoover Dam opened and the lake was filled in the 1930s. California Editorial Roundup 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z “It’s the lowest inflow in history and there’s been no shortages on the Colorado River, and that’s because of Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell and Hoover Dam and Lake Mead.” Unplugging the Colorado River 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z In its early years, the Hoover Dam provided roughly three quarters of Los Angeles’s electricity. California Today: Shining a Light on Lawmakers 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Tourism would remain, but it would likely be of the “Hoover Dam” variety, not the current small-scale businesses that cater to visiting nature lovers. China May Shelve Plans to Build Dams on Its Last Wild River The latter incident was reported near the Hoover Dam, according to the FAA. Records show Vegas stunt plane company had safety concerns 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Think about the investments we’ve made in things like the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge or Metro. Read Obama's Comments on Trump and the Presidential Race 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Out-of-doors, large hydroelectric dams, like the Hoover Dam, were built to control unruly rivers and produce electricity. Stop Trying to Control Nature 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam, also known then as Boulder Dam, was built at the border between Arizona and Nevada, plugging the flow of the mighty Colorado River and forming Lake Mead. California Today: Shining a Light on Lawmakers 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The Bowman Dam is not the Hoover Dam, but its vulnerability ought to concern everyone. Time to rewrite the rules on cyberattacks 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam talk will be led by Luke Snell, senior materials engineer at Western Technologies in Phoenix. School of Mines hosting concrete conference Friday 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Built along the Feather River on the western edge of the Sierra, the lake is held back by the tallest dam in the United States -- 44 feet higher than Hoover Dam. El Niño inspires hope of 'major dent' in drought, but empty reservoirs point to long recovery 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Most days, tourists desiring a break from the Strip might wander over to the nearby Hoover Dam or stop by the site of the popular cable-TV show “Pawn Stars,” looking for autographs. As Lamar Odom lingers in hospital, tourists descend on Nevada brothel 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The digital transfer does a great job of showing the minutiae of the destruction of major cities and includes some crystal-clear imagery of the collapse of the Hoover Dam and a harrowing underwater rescue. Blu-ray review: San Andreas 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The hydroelectric resource in question would soon get a new name—the Hoover Dam—but FDR would be the one to win the election. The Story Behind the Democratic Debate's Final Question 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The project based in Wyoming and Utah is expected to produce twice as much electricity as Hoover Dam, enough to power 1.2 million homes in the Los Angeles area. Complaint charges Duke Energy touts clean power in West while polluting Southeast 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z You could say the Southwest was powered by Hoover Dam. Your Tuesday Briefing 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z Las Vegas currently gets about 90 percent of its drinking water from the vast Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam. Las Vegas, Los Angeles-area agencies ink water-for-cash deal 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam project of the Great Recession might just be a blue-black field of 5.2 million solar panels tilted toward the Arizona sun. Obama Has Done More for Clean Energy Than You Think 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z But the Hoover Dam workers suffered far worse. Enduring heat and history, hikers learn their place -- far behind the ghosts of Hoover Dam 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Two of the top destinations for Vegas visitors who need a break from the action are just 30 minutes to the southeast at the Arizona-Nevada state line: Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. Hoover Dam and Lake Mead worth the trip from The Strip 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z The lake, the largest reservoir in the U.S. and one of the largest artificial bodies of water in the world, was created by the construction of the Hoover Dam. Your Tuesday Briefing 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z The neighborhood is named for one of its founders, Van Eastland, who moved to Las Vegas to work on the Hoover Dam. City decides parts of the past are worth preserving 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z CBS News reported Falls had lived in Las Vegas for eight years and had worked at nearby Hoover Dam. Police seek links between West Virginia killing and cold cases 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam and others convert its flow into power. Shrinking Colorado River is a growing concern for Yuma farmers — and millions of water users 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Built between 1931-36, Hoover Dam is an architectural marvel, considered one of America’s seven modern civil engineering wonders. Hoover Dam and Lake Mead worth the trip from The Strip 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z That’s 40 feet below so-called “dead pool” at which Hoover Dam electricity turbines would be idled and no water would flow downstream. Las Vegas completing last straw to draw Lake Mead water 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z Around 5 a.m., the plane landed on a beach about three miles northeast of Hoover Dam, or about 30 miles southeast of the airport. Small plane makes emergency landing at Lake Mead beach 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam, completed in 1936, was erected to hold two years of river flow in reserve. Navajo Generating Station Powers and Paralyzes the Western U.S. 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Notable projects include working on building the Hoover Dam, development of the Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia, and aiding in the cleanup following the Three Mile Island accident. These Are the 20 Largest Privately Held Companies in America 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z They came in droves, supported by infrastructure the federal government built—including the Hoover Dam—and the water those facilities helped supply. Vegas Water Chief Preached Conservation While Gambling on Growth 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z And Paul Giamatti adds gravitas as a Cal Tech seismologist who sees a quake first demolish the Hoover Dam and then warns people to evacuate coastal cities. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Aloha’ and ‘San Andreas’ 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z We have just seen the Hoover Dam disintegrate in a mere foreshock. California Dream Under Attack in All Manner of Cinematic Imaginings 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z The so-called interim guidelines issued Monday by the Bureau of Reclamation predict water levels will be just 2 feet above a key trigger point next January on Lake Mead, the reservoir behind Hoover Dam. Feds project Lake Mead below drought trigger point in 2017 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z If you’re in a car, your last chance to cross the Colorado before you reach Hoover Dam is on the Navajo Bridge, which carries Route 89A over Marble Canyon, in north-central Arizona. The Disappearing Colorado River 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The Hoover Dam power turbines would also stop spinning, interrupting an important source of electricity to the region. Disappearing Lake Powell underlines drought crisis facing Colorado river 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z Daimler Trucks North America debuted the self-driving big rig Tuesday night with a drive — and a driver steering — atop the Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona border. Daimler's self-driving big rig debuts on Hoover Dam 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The company's leaders said Tuesday night after the big rig made its debut atop Hoover Dam that the truck will be a showcase giving potential customers something to play with before Daimler eventually starts production. Daimler's self-driving big rig makes big entrance in Nevada 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z It reaches so-called “dead pool” at just under 900 feet, meaning nothing would flow downstream from Hoover Dam. Feds project Lake Mead below drought trigger point in 2017 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Company officials say the Hoover Dam show took six months to plan. Truck-maker’s movie projected on Hoover Dam breaks record 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z As the Freightliner navigated switchbacks traveling to the top of the Hoover Dam on the Nevada/Arizona border, Daimler Trucks officials compared their self-driving semi to man’s first steps on the moon. Self-driving semi-truck makes debut on Hoover Dam 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z As the Freightliner navigated switchbacks traveling to the top of the Hoover Dam on the Nevada/Arizona border, Daimler Trucks officials compared their self-driving semi to man's first steps on the moon. Self-driving semi-truck makes debut on Hoover Dam 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The lake, which is part of the Colorado River system and feeds into the Hoover Dam, was designed to fluctuate like a giant bathtub. Drought’s Extremes Can Be Measured at Record-Low Lake Mead 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z The more the water level drops, the greater the chances that Hoover Dam's hydroelectric output might be seriously affected, federal officials say. Lake Mead water level falls to a landmark low, and is likely to get worse 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z Inside Hoover Dam, manager Cook walked past a reminder of the trouble he faces: A sign posted on a bulletin board listing decades of Lake Mead elevations. Western drought steals clean energy along with fresh water at power plants 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z The agencies stored their water in Lake Mead — the huge reservoir behind Hoover Dam. How California can survive the drought 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z At least 20 workers died building the Brooklyn Bridge; at least 96 on Hoover Dam. U.S. snoozes while rest of world invests in infrastructure 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z The Manhattan project produced the bomb; the Apollo program put men on the moon; the Hoover Dam tamed the Colorado and let a desert bloom; the interstate highway system unleashed America’s mobility. Solar Energy Delivers Too Little Bang For Billions Invested 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Not only residents, but tourists in their RVs and SUVs en route to the nearby Hoover Dam or Grand Canyon. Outside Vegas, a family diner that's like home (with an omelet to die for) The lack of water has put a serious crimp in the hydroelectric line at Hoover Dam and other power plants across the West, limiting an inexpensive and pollution-free energy source that once was considered endless. Western drought steals clean energy along with fresh water at power plants 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z “America’s greatness has always rested on our ability to build and produce things,” the Republican leader said, specifically pointing to the Hoover Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the federal highway system. California's high-speed rail matters 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z "This project would be the 21st century's Hoover Dam," he said in a statement, referring to the 726-foot-high span across the Colorado River that produces hydroelectric power for Nevada, Arizona and California. Wind energy proposal would light Los Angeles homes 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z “This project would be the 21st century’s Hoover Dam,” he said in a statement, referring to the 726-foot-high span across the Colorado River that produces hydroelectric power for Nevada, Arizona and California. Wind energy proposal would light Los Angeles homes 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Sparks Assemblyman Ira Hansen says it’s the biggest thing to hit Nevada since the building of the Hoover Dam during the Great Depression. Nevada lawmakers approve Tesla tax breaks 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Hoover Dam has 17 turbines split between powerhouses on the Arizona and Nevada sides of the canyon. Western drought steals clean energy along with fresh water at power plants 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z She also cited an expert comparing the importance of the Tesla plant to the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. Hillary Clinton: US should lead on clean energy 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Lake Mead is at its lowest level since it was created, after construction of the Hoover Dam in the 1930s, leaving a “bathtub ring” around the lake. Study: Colorado River Basin drying up faster than previously thought “Hoover Dam - Then and Now” depicts a worker hanging from the dam during its construction in the 1930s against the backdrop of the new bridge spanning the Colorado River. Voting under way for final Nevada 150th medallions 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Others blame him for the bridge built near the Hoover Dam that, they complain, directed traffic away from Searchlight. Small desert town will remember Harry Reid even after he moves on 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z His legs vibrated as he stood in a tunnel tucked into the thick base of Hoover Dam, 430 feet below the tourists looking out over Lake Mead. Western drought steals clean energy along with fresh water at power plants 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z "Nothing says `Made in America' better than the Empire State Building or the Hoover Dam." Five hidden US travel destinations 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z But they all knew him, the old man who played a gritty and all-but-thankless role in the Depression-era building of Hoover Dam. When the Hoover Dam was built, this worker had the dirtiest job 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z This week it is "monuments" and we begin with this picture by Rebecca Polinsky of Winged Figures of the Republic at Hoover Dam, Nevada. Your pictures: Monuments 2014-04-24T10:47:40Z The Department of the Interior will continue to operate the Hoover Dam, though national parks will close. What Stays Open During a Government Shutdown 2013-09-24T15:50:21Z At Hoover Dam, the biggest worry is hitting “dead pool” status: The point at which the water level sinks too low to efficiently turn the dam’s massive turbines. Western drought steals clean energy along with fresh water at power plants 2015-04-26T04:00:00Z The quintessential government project of the 20th century was the Hoover Dam, large, impressive projects that helped build the nation’s infrastructure. 4 Government Programs That Drive Innovation 2013-07-02T12:56:00Z Among the issues is durability; Mr. Dagher said the concrete would not corrode and should last 60 years, just as the Hoover Dam had proven durable over many decades. A Floating Wind Tower Is Launched in Maine 2013-05-31T19:21:08Z When he went to a resort outside Las Vegas for several days of debate preparation in September, his impatience with the exercise was evident when he escaped for an excursion to the Hoover Dam. Obama Campaign Clawed Back After a Dismal Debate 2012-11-08T03:30:05Z No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which occurred on the main highway leading to the Hoover Dam. Tour Bus Driver Dies After Arizona Crash 2012-10-21T02:10:36Z Its developer, BrightSource Energy, sees it as a solar equivalent of the Hoover Dam, a Depression-era hydroelectric project that was the green power marvel of its day. Where Tortoises and Solar Power Don't Mix 2012-10-05T00:15:18Z In Nevada, where Mr. Obama practiced for the debate, he went for a quick tour of the Hoover Dam. In Debate, Obama and Romney Stand on Equal Footing 2012-10-03T03:21:48Z All the while estimates say the metropolis’s water source — Colorado River water stored behind Hoover Dam in Lake Mead — is running low. Five crazy schemes for more water 2012-09-20T12:53:00Z On the fringe of the Arctic Circle, this mammoth facility in Sweden will draw on a dam that generates twice the output of Hoover Dam on the Colorado. The Facebook Glitch: Will Brands Turn Social-Media Shy? 2012-06-04T15:18:00Z A self-made construction magnate, he understood the brute force of thousands of men pouring millions of yards of concrete, creating huge structures like Hoover Dam. Off the Shelf: In ‘Freedom’s Forge,’ U.S. Industry as War Hero — Review 2012-06-02T19:30:54Z The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River is named after the country’s 31st president, although Hoover initially opposed it; the Chief Joseph Dam on the Columbia is named for the legendary Nez Perce leader. Green Blog: When the Wind Whispers, Whose Name Does it Call? 2012-05-08T14:21:54Z We built railroads and highways; the Hoover Dam, the Golden Gate Bridge -- together. READ: President Obama?s speech kicking off his reelection campaign 2012-05-06T16:28:53Z Cutting through 460 kilometers of forest, the big Lule River generates twice as much hydro power as the Hoover Dam, in the United States, producing a 50 percent surplus of energy. Nordic Countries Increasingly Attractive as Sites for Data Centers 2012-04-30T03:07:14Z It would generate three-quarters of the power of the Hoover Dam. Massive Energy Storage, Courtesy of West Ireland 2012-02-18T19:16:04Z Doug Scheppmann, in Boulder City, near the Hoover Dam, said he would vote for Mr. Gingrich on Saturday because, he said, he was the most canny orator and because he offered bold ideas. Romney Hoping for Repeat Performance in Nevada 2012-02-04T20:29:31Z The Hoover Dam, that iconic project of the Depression, required negotiations among seven states but somehow it was built — and it provided jobs for 16,000 people in the process. Opinion: The Myth of Japan?s Failure 2012-01-08T00:48:46Z The Mike O’Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge is a part of the Hoover Dam Bypass Project, which was built to alleviate traffic on Route 93. Building the Hoover Dam Bridge [Slide Show] 2011-12-27T12:15:00.260Z A pilot and four passengers died during a sunset tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam on Wednesday. | West: Nevada: 5 Dead in Helicopter Crash 2011-12-09T02:32:02Z Five people died when a helicopter on a tour of the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam crashed in a remote site near Lake Mead on Tuesday night killing the pilot and four passengers. NTSB: Remote location of Nevada helicopter crash will complicate body recovery, investigation 2011-12-08T20:44:50Z Sundance offers helicopter tours to the Hoover Dam from Las Vegas, according to the company's website. Tourist helicopter crashes near Las Vegas, killing five 2011-12-08T03:10:16Z “Well, we’ve lost our ambition, our imagination, and our willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam.” Obama steps up defense on his American faith amid GOP presidential criticism 2011-12-04T10:26:49Z Nearly one million people visit the 76-year-old Hoover Dam each year. Building the Hoover Dam Bridge [Slide Show] 2011-12-27T12:15:00.260Z It was the Hoover Dam of mental blocks. Perry's 'brain freeze' no baffling head case 2011-11-11T05:20:05Z It is one of four operators offering air tours from McCarran airport to nearby sites, including the Hoover Dam, Las Vegas Strip and Grand Canyon. NTSB: Remote location of Nevada helicopter crash will complicate body recovery, investigation 2011-12-08T20:44:50Z “People used to travel from all around the world to look at what we built: the Hoover Dam, Golden Gate Bridge, Grand Central Station, Interstate Highway System,” Obama, 50, said in Emporia. Obama’s Anthem of Change Pivots to Call for Patience on Economy 2011-11-01T13:44:28Z Through most of the 20th century, governments dealt with water problems through massive construction projects designed to expand and regulate supply — think the Hoover Dam near Las Vegas, or the Three Gorges Dam in China. Why the World May Be Running Out of Clean Water 2011-10-18T09:30:00Z The Hoover Dam, for instance, was designed based on a 30-year period that had markedly higher precipitation levels than today. World's Dams Unprepared for Climate Change Conditions 2011-09-16T16:15:00.357Z More substantial memorials came in subsequent years: a statue outside Arizona's NFL stadium, a bridge high above the massive Hoover Dam, a veteran's center at the Arizona State University. Tillman's memory sparks action, not words 2011-09-03T14:57:08Z It crashed during a sunset sightseeing flight over the Las Vegas Strip and Hoover Dam. NTSB: Remote location of Nevada helicopter crash will complicate body recovery, investigation 2011-12-08T20:44:50Z Hoover Dam provided the two key ingredients - water and power - that freed the Southwest and southern California to go on a 75-year growth spurt. How Saving Energy Means Conserving Water in U.S. West 2011-08-01T17:45:03.747Z Then we swooped into the sky for a breathtaking climb above Hoover Dam. On the Road: Innovation in the Air Can Begin on the Water 2011-05-24T00:22:27Z The company has also overseen the construction of the Hoover Dam in the US, the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and France and the Athens Metro. Private business 2011-04-25T23:14:33Z The Grand Canyon runs across the middle of this image between Lake Mead in the west, which is formed by the Hoover Dam, and the Glen Canyon in the east. The Grand Canyon under threat from uranium mining ? in pictures 2011-02-17T17:33:54Z Over at Hoover Dam, those tiny people were pointing their cameras at the new structure, which rises 900 feet above the Colorado River. New Bridge Delights Engineers and Tourists Alike 2010-10-22T18:34:00Z He noted that Hoover Dam was “one of the iconic features of American engineering” and one of the earliest of what are now 45,000 major dams on rivers worldwide. Green: Lake Mead Hits Record Low Level 2010-10-18T18:46:00Z It's less than an hour's drive to Mount Charleston while Lake Mead and Hoover Dam are about 45 minutes away, and well worth the trip. My Town: Natalie Gulbis 2010-09-28T04:00:00Z As Lake Mead’s level drops, Hoover Dam’s capacity to generate electricity, which, like the Colorado River water, is sent around the Southwest, diminishes with it. Water Use in Southwest Heads for a Day of Reckoning 2010-09-28T00:25:00Z The $13 billion pair will be three times as powerful as the Hoover Dam in the U.S. and will provide 8% of Brazil's total energy needs. Is Bolivia's President Morales Truly an Eco-Champion? 2010-08-06T08:45:00Z “It’s just as impressive as the Hoover Dam itself,” said Jose Zamora, a retiree from San Francisco, who drove over the bridge and then walked it. New Bridge Delights Engineers and Tourists Alike 2010-10-22T18:34:00Z Oddly, but understandably, the newest attraction at the Hoover Dam may also be its impediment to new visitors. A New Panorama at the Hoover Dam 2010-06-19T21:39:00Z Two constructions that require on-site federal inspectors -- replacement of the Ninth Street Bridge in the District and a new road at the Hoover Dam in Nevada -- were immediately suspended. Senate maneuver stalls jobs bill 2010-03-02T05:00:00Z From Las Vegas comes word that one of the huge generators at Hoover Dam has been taken out of service because of mechanical failure. The Year When Stardust Fell “We are not shutting Hoover Dam down,” he said. A New Panorama at the Hoover Dam 2010-06-19T21:39:00Z Now, an architectural epilogue to the Hoover Dam is nearly complete: a 1,060-foot, twin-rib concrete bridge floating majestically over the Colorado River. A New Panorama at the Hoover Dam 2010-06-19T21:39:00Z |
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