This document contains a tremendous amount of information on the river and its ecosystem. Projects and Facilities is a useful source of information on dams, aqueducts and canals serving Southern California. Hoover Dam has its own website, with visitor information, educational material, and The Whole Dam Story , among other topics. Take a Virtual Tour of Hoover Dam . Here are many photographs of Hoover Dam.
Dams are always an issue on rivers.
Here is Bruce Babbitt on rivers and dams . Friends of the River replies with a Top Ten Dam Removal List for California. Then, there is Hetch Hetchy Dam, on the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park. The construction of Hetch Hetchy was a big issue in the early years of the 20th century, and the issue has been revived in recent years, as some people and organizations think it should be removed. Read what David Brower says on Restoring Hetch Hetchy , and see the Restore Hetch Hetchy Home Page , from the Sierra Club.