Food and drinks are sold at the Hoover Dam Café, an American-style cafeteria with takeaway options. Or bring your own food and beverages and eat outdoors while enjoying the view.

Food and drinks are sold at the Hoover Dam Café, an American-style cafeteria with takeaway options. Or bring your own food and beverages and eat outdoors while enjoying the view.

Construction of the Hoover Dam, on the Nevada-Arizona border, began on this day in history, July 7, 1930. It covers over 220 acres and is a National Historic Landmark.

Standing atop the Hoover Dam today, the millions of tourists who visit each year can get a real sense of the climate crisis in the West: In addition to extreme heat, the sight of so-called ...

A fire broke out at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. local time when a transformer caught fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.

The potential fallout if that happens could be catastrophic, as the Hoover Dam uses hydroelectric energy––a cheaper, cleaner form of energy––to power 1.3 million homes in Nevada, Arizona ...

Hoover Dam (above) at 726 feet is the highest dam in this hemisphere, shown on May 27, 1960, will be 25 years old tomorrow. The huge concrete wall blocks Black Canyon and the Colorado River ...

Hoover Dam explosion aftermath seen in tourist video. The aftermath of an explosion at the Hoover Dam is seen Tuesday, July 19, 2022, in video captured by Kristy Hairston and posted to social media.

The Hoover Dam, standing 726.4 feet tall, is one of the greatest feats of American engineering—and one of its most important. The dam formed Lake Mead, the largest man-made reservoir in the U.S ...

Hoover Dam is one of the tallest concrete dams in the U.S. at 726 feet (221 meters). Each of its 17 generators can supply electricity to 100,000 households. Sponsor Message ...

Food and drinks are sold at the Hoover Dam Café, an American-style cafeteria with takeaway options. Or bring your own food and beverages and eat outdoors while enjoying the view.