[DOC] [TLE] Hoover Dam - Wikipedia [PAR] Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the 
Black Canyon ... "Boulder Dam" redirects here. .... As the United States 
developed the Southwest, the Colorado River was seen as a .... Before the dam 
could be built, the Colorado River needed to be diverted away from the 
construction site. [DOC] [TLE] Hoover Dam - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com [PAR] Built during the Great Depression, Hoover Dam was a marvel of engineering and 
labor. ... for a massive dam on the Arizona-Nevada border to tame the Colorado 
River and ... outlined a plan before Congress for a multipurpose dam in Black 
Canyon, ... On September 30, a crowd of 20,000 people watched President 
Franklin... [DOC] [TLE] 7 Things You Might Not Know About the Hoover Dam - History Lists [PAR] Sep 14, 2015 ... Did you know that the Hoover Dam supplies electricity to more than 20 million 
people? ... Built to control flooding along the Colorado River and provide water 
and ... Before the city was built, many jobless men and their families who'd ... the 
dam project), who had the authority to evict residents as he saw fit. [DOC] [TLE] Incredible Photos Tell The Story Of The Hoover Dam | Huffington Post [PAR] Jul 7, 2015 ... Construction of the Hoover Dam began on July 7, 1930, marking the beginning of 
... ... Here's How The World Can Adapt To The Rapid Rise Of Cities ... Black 
Canyon on the Boulder river in Colorado before work starts on the ... a model of 
Boulder Dam, the biggest dam being built in the west and shown at... [DOC] [TLE] Colorado River and Hoover Dam Facts and Figures - Bureau of ... [PAR] What was an unusual feature of Hoover Dam's construction? ... What work was 
necessary before damsite operations started? ... The Colorado River Basin states 
are: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. ..... 
who toiled here found their final rest while engaged in the building of this dam. [DOC] [TLE] "The Greatest Dam in the World": Building Hoover Dam--Reading 1 [PAR] Before the building of Hoover Dam, the Colorado River was dangerous and ... 
They saw the dam as a potential source of water and hydroelectric power for... [DOC] [TLE] Complete Program Transcript . Hoover Dam . WGBH American ... [PAR] T. H. Watkins, Author/Historian: Hoover Dam changed the history of the West. ... 
canyon and, for a few dollars a day, risked their lives to build Hoover Dam. ... 
Daughter: Everybody that came here was desperate or they left before they even 
got a ... Narrator: The Colorado was a river unlike any other dark and red with 
mud... [DOC] [TLE] Hoover Dam - building, river, largest, source - Water Encyclopedia [PAR] Hoover Dam is located on the border between Arizona and Nevada. It is within 
Black ... Before the construction could start, the Colorado River had to be diverted 
through tunnels. These tunnels ... Here a tour guide explains the dam's features 
to sightseeing visitors in 1949. Hoover Dam ... Type the code shown: CAPTCHA. [DOC] [TLE] Hoover Dam Construction History | Hoover Dam Information - Arizona [PAR] The Colorado River had to be diverted before construction could begin. ... Click 
here to read more about the Hoover Dam Diversion Tunnels. Hoover Dam... [DOC] [TLE] THE OUTDOORS : Trout Paradise Lost : Fishermen of the Black ... [PAR] Apr 19, 1989 ... Huge trout no longer have a huge following here, unless you count the ... does 
that this weekend fisherman is building his hopes on history. The fish that made 
the stretch of Colorado River immediately below Hoover Dam one of the ... the 
Willow Beach "Wall of Fame" are mostly of fish caught before 1980,... [DOC] [TLE] Water's Edge: A Shrinking River Threatens the U.S. Southwest ... [PAR] Every time we come out here, we're shocked by how much water's missing, 
Baroudi ... Hoover Dam was built to store the waters of the fickle Colorado River, 
taming floods, ...

Question: River seen here before the building of the Hoover Dam
Answer: Colorado River