Hoover Dam
concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon o the Colorado River
Hoover Dam, ance kent as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon o the Colorado River, on the border atween the U.S. states o Nevada an Arizona. It wis constructit atween 1931 an 1936 during the Great Depression an wis dedicatit on September 30, 1935, bi Preses Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction wis the result o a massive effort involvin thoosands o wirkers, an cost ower ane hunder lives. The dam wis controversially named efter Preses Herbert Hoover.
| Hoover Dam | |
|---|---|
 Hoover Dam bi Ansel Adams, 1942 | |
| Offeecial name | Hoover Dam |
| Location | Clark Coonty, Nevada / Mohave Coonty, Arizona, U.S. |
| Purpose | Pouer, fluid control, watter storage, regulation, recreation |
| Status | In use |
| Construction begoud | 1931 |
| Appenin date | 1936 |
| Construction cost | $49 million (1931) $777 million (2016) |
| Awner(s) | Unitit States Govrenment |
| Operator(s) | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Dam an spillweys | |
| Teep o dam | Concrete gravity-airch |
| Impoonds | Colorado River |
| Hicht | 726.4 ft (221.4 m) |
| Lenth | 1,244 ft (379 m) |
| Elevation at crest | 1,232 ft (376 m) |
| Weenth (crest) | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Weenth (base) | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Dam vollum | 3,250,000 cu yd (2,480,000 m3) |
| Spillwey teep | 2 controlled drum-gate |
| Spillwey capacity | 400,000 cu ft/s (11,000 m3/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creauts | Lake Mead |
| Tot capacity | 28,537,000 acre⋅ft (35.200 km3) |
| Active capacity | 15,853,000 acre⋅ft (19.554 km3) |
| Inactive capacity | 10,024,000 acre⋅ft (12.364 km3) |
| Catchment aurie | 167,800 sq mi (435,000 km2) |
| Surface aurie | 247 sq mi (640 km2)[1] |
| Maximum lenth | 112 mi (180 km) |
| Maximum watter deepth | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Normal elevation | 1,219 ft (372 m) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation |
| Commission date | 1936 - 1961 |
| Hydraulic heid | 590 ft (180 m) (Max) |
| Turbines | 13× 130 MW 2× 127 MW 1× 68.5 MW 1× 61.5 MW Francis-teep 2× 2.4 MW Pelton-teep |
| Instawed capacity | 2,080 MW |
| Annual generation | 4.2 billion kWh[2] |
| Wabsteid Bureau of Reclamation: Lower Colorado Region - Hoover Dam | |
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| Nearest ceety | Boulder City, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36°0′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°WCoordinates: 36°0′56″N 114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W |
| Biggit | 1933 |
| Airchitect | Six Companies, Inc. (structural), Gordon Kaufmann (exteriors) |
| Airchitectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS (AD) |
| NRHP Reference # | 81000382 |
| Significant dates | |
| Addit tae NRHP | Aprile 8, 1981[3] |
| Designatit NHL | August 20, 1985[4] |
References
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"Frequently Asked Questions: Lake Mead". Bureau of Reclamation. Archived frae the original on 3 Juin 2012. Retrieved 2 Julie 2010. Unknown parameter
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"Frequently Asked Questions: Hydropower". Bureau of Reclamation. Archived frae the original on 23 Mairch 2010. Retrieved 22 Februar 2017. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "Inventory-Nomination form: Hoover Dam" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 2 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Hoover Dam". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived frae the original on 16 Julie 2010. Retrieved 4 Julie 2010.