HOOVER DAM

1ST INDUSTRIAL WONDER

Official name :HOOVER DAM
Location         :Clark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, US
Purpose :Power, flood control, water storage, regulation, recreation

Status In use
Construction began :1931
Opening date :1936
Construction cost :$49 million ($811 million with inflation)
Owner(s)         :United States Government

Dam and spillways
Type of dam :Concrete gravity-arch
Height :726.4 ft (221.4 m)
Length :1,244 ft (379 m)
Crest width :45 ft (14 m)
Base width :660 ft (200 m)
Volume :3,250,000 cu yd (2,480,000 m3)
Crest elevation :1,232 ft (376 m)
Impounds         :Colorado River
Type of spillway :2 x controlled drum-gate
Spillway capacity :400,000 cu ft/s (11,000 m3/s)

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