The long-term drying of the American Southwest poses a gathering and measurable threat to hydropower generation in the Colorado River basin. Should Lake Mead, the reservoir formed by Hoover Dam, ...

Subscribe NowThe Hoover Dam captures water from the Colorado River and fills Lake Mead. The dam also generates enough energy each year to serve 1.3 million people in Nevada, Arizona and California ...

A visit to Hoover Dam, that iconic concrete giant straddling the Colorado River at the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers history, power and jaw-dropping views. Visitors can walk around the site ...

Hoover Dam visitor center Whitlow said the visitor center exhibits and observation deck are closed for renovations. They will reopen once the work is completed, which is expected in spring 2025 ...

Hoover Dam is 726 feet (221 metres) high and 1,244 feet (379 metres) long at the crest. The thickness of the dam’s base is 660 feet, which is equivalent to 2 football stadiums.

Hoover Dam guide, Matt, explaining to the tourists one of the power plants within the dam, as seen on 01/06/24. The guides are well informed and love to answer questions posed by visitors.

Decades ago, Laureen and I visited the Hoover Dam with our very young children. We revisited that trip recently, and none of it looked familiar to me. Of course, in all transparency, I sometimes ...

Travel Side trip from Las Vegas: Exploring the history and immensity of Hoover Dam, Lake Mead Published: Mar. 02, 2023, 9:52 a.m.

Guests begin their journey at the Hoover Dam Lodge in Boulder City, Nevada, for check in at 10:30 a.m. before embarking on a one-and-a-half-hour journey along the river.