Congress renamed the dam after President Herbert Hoover in 1947. Look back at the process in photos. Skip to content. ... 1934. The intersection of the inclined tunnel from the intake tower (above ...

This photo taken on July 12, 2022, shows the Hoover Dam water intake towers at Lake Mead, the country's largest man-made water reservoir, formed by the dam on the Colorado River in the ...

This was done for the sites of the four water intake towers, the downstream powerhouse, as well as the main dam abutments. Abutment excavation took a year and completed in mid-1933.

Hoover Dam's water-intake towers rise 395 feet in the air. Through these towers flows the water that operates the dam's huge generators. The dam generates, on average, ...

Water intake towers at the Hoover Dam stands next to a bleached "bathtub ring" on the banks of Lake Mead on Aug. 19, 2022 in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona.

A view of water intake towers at the Hoover Dam on Aug. 19, 2022, in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images ...

BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) — A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, one of the nation’s largest hydroelectric facilities, producing a thick cloud of black smoke and flames that were ...

A feat of modern civil engineering, Hoover Dam has stood tall and brought billions of visitors to Las Vegas since it was ...

Hoover Dam's water-intake towers rise 395 feet in the air. Through these towers flows the water that operates the dam's huge generators. The dam generates, on average, ...