Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam is a large dam on the Colorado River. It is on the border of the states of Arizona and Nevada. The reservoir it made is called Lake Mead. The dam is named after the former US President Herbert Hoover. At first it was called "Boulder Dam", but the name was changed to honor Hoover, who was president when the idea of building the dam started. References Other websites Hoover Dam's official website Archived 2003-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Official State of Nevada Tourism Site Hoover Dam: Lonely Lands Made Fruitful Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine BBC - Hoover Dam, industrial and social history Archived 2007-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Hoover Dam page Dams of the Lower Colorado River - Hoover Dam Archived 2006-02-14 at the Wayback Machine "Boulder Dam" – Part I and Parts III and IV, documentary films from the Prelinger Archives at the Internet Archive. Construction of diversion tunnel #4 and spillway tunnel which drops sharply to enter diversion tunnel PBS American experience - Hoover Dam Archived 2009-09-06 at the Wayback Machine