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- Hoover_Dam length "0.3791712".
- Hoover_Dam abstract "Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. The dam was controversially named after President Herbert Hoover.Since about 1900, the Black Canyon and nearby Boulder Canyon had been investigated for their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power. In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium called Six Companies, Inc., which began construction on the dam in early 1931. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before, and some of the techniques were unproven. The torrid summer weather and the lack of facilities near the site also presented difficulties. Nevertheless, Six Companies turned over the dam to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule.Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume. The dam is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 25 mi (40 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction; nearly a million people tour the dam each year. Heavily travelled U.S. 93 ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened.".
- Hoover_Dam buildingStartYear "1931".
- Hoover_Dam description "Concrete gravity-arch".
- Hoover_Dam elevation "375.5136".
- Hoover_Dam height "221.40672".
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- Hoover_Dam length "379.1712".
- Hoover_Dam location Clark_County,_Nevada.
- Hoover_Dam location Mohave_County,_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam openingYear "1936".
- Hoover_Dam operator United_States_Bureau_of_Reclamation.
- Hoover_Dam purpose "Power, flood control, water storage, regulation, recreation".
- Hoover_Dam river Colorado_River.
- Hoover_Dam status "In use".
- Hoover_Dam thumbnail Ansel_Adams_-_National_Archives_79-AAB-01.jpg?width=300.
- Hoover_Dam volume "2485249.0".
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- Hoover_Dam bridge "Hoover Dam".
- Hoover_Dam cap "8".
- Hoover_Dam colwidth "33".
- Hoover_Dam constructionBegan "1931".
- Hoover_Dam cost "4.9E7".
- Hoover_Dam damCrosses Colorado_River.
- Hoover_Dam damType "Concrete gravity-arch".
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- Hoover_Dam downstream Mike_O'Callaghan–Pat_Tillman_Memorial_Bridge.
- Hoover_Dam extra "--08-20".
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- Hoover_Dam imageCaption "Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams, 1942".
- Hoover_Dam location "Clark County, Nevada / Mohave County, Arizona, US".
- Hoover_Dam name ""Boulder Dam "".
- Hoover_Dam name ""Boulder Dam"".
- Hoover_Dam name ""Boulder Dam".
- Hoover_Dam name ""The story of Hoover Dam"".
- Hoover_Dam name "Hoover Dam".
- Hoover_Dam nameOfficial "Hoover Dam".
- Hoover_Dam opening "1936".
- Hoover_Dam operator United_States_Bureau_of_Reclamation.
- Hoover_Dam owner "United States Government".
- Hoover_Dam penstocks "4".
- Hoover_Dam photos "45".
- Hoover_Dam place Colorado_River.
- Hoover_Dam plantAnnualGen "4.2E9".
- Hoover_Dam plantCapacity "2080.0".
- Hoover_Dam plantCommission "1936".
- Hoover_Dam plantOperator "U.S. Bureau of Reclamation".
- Hoover_Dam plantTurbines "1".
- Hoover_Dam plantTurbines "13".
- Hoover_Dam plantTurbines "2".
- Hoover_Dam purpose "Power, flood control, water storage, regulation, recreation".
- Hoover_Dam resName Lake_Mead.
- Hoover_Dam spillwayType "2".
- Hoover_Dam status "In use".
- Hoover_Dam structure "Crossings".
- Hoover_Dam survey "NV-27".
- Hoover_Dam title "Hoover Dam".
- Hoover_Dam title "Hoover Dam, Spanning Colorado River at Route 93, Boulder City, Clark County, NV".
- Hoover_Dam upstream Navajo_Bridge.
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- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Arch-gravity_dams.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Art_Deco_architecture_in_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Buildings_and_monuments_honoring_American_Presidents.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Clark_County,_Nevada.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Mohave_County,_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Dams_completed_in_1936.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Dams_in_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Dams_in_Nevada.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Dams_on_the_Colorado_River.
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- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Energy_infrastructure_completed_in_1939.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Engineering_projects.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Historic_American_Engineering_Record_in_Nevada.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Historic_Civil_Engineering_Landmarks.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Hydroelectric_power_plants_in_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Hydroelectric_power_plants_in_Nevada.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Industrial_buildings_and_structures_on_the_National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Arizona.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Nevada.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:U.S._Route_93.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:United_States_Bureau_of_Reclamation_dams.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Clark_County,_Nevada.
- Hoover_Dam subject Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Mohave_County,_Arizona.
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