Hoover Dam

THE HOOVER DAM: Flooding, drought and the need for Electricity drove the need to dam the Colorado River. Work on the dam commenced in 1931 and the last concrete was poured in 1935. Work continued for many years and in 1961 the final seventeenth Generator came on line.

THE DAM:

THE DAM FROM THE ARIZONA SIDE


	THE DAM WALL FROM THE NEVADA SIDE

TWP OF THE MASSIVE GENERATOR TOWERS	THE DAM WALL FROM THE ARIZONA SIDE


NEVADA SIDE GENERATOR TOWERS AND TIME	ARIZONA SIDE GENERATOR TOWERS AND TIME

THE OVERFLOW SYSTEMS: Overflow systems are provided on both sides of the dam to minimise risk to the dam due to floodwaters etc.

THE ARIZONA SIDE FLOODGATE SYSTEM, THE NEVADA SYSTEM IS JUST IN VIEW ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAM

THE ARIZONA SIDE FLOODWATER DAM BYPASS SYSTEM

'OVER THE DAM WALL' & DOWNSTREAM:

MY CAMERA WAS SUSPENDED OVER THE DAM WALL FOR THIS IMAGE


	LOOKING DOWN AT THE WATER RELEASED FROM THE HYDRO ELECTRIC SYSTEM

MY MIGHTY COLORADO RIVER CONTINUES	HYDRO ELECTRIC SYSTEM PLANT EQUIPMENT

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