Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is a real hydroelectric arch-gravity dam, located south of Lake Mead and north of the Colorado River, serving as a bridge between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It is set to appear as a location in the fictional world of Fallout: New Vegas - The Series.
== Description ==
== History ==
=== Background ===
As the United States developed the Southwest, the Colorado River was seen as a potential source of irrigation water. An initial attempt at diverting the river for irrigation purposes occurred in the late 1890s, when land speculator William Beatty built the Alamo Canal just north of the Mexican border; the canal dipped into Mexico before running to a desolate area Beatty named the Imperial Valley. Though water from the Imperial Canal allowed for the widespread settlement of the valley, the canal proved expensive to operate. After a catastrophic breach that caused the Colorado River to fill the Salton Sea, the Southern Pacific Railroad spent $3 million in 1906–07 to stabilize the waterway, an amount it hoped in vain that it would be reimbursed for by the federal government. Even after the waterway was stabilized, it proved unsatisfactory because of constant disputes with landowners on the Mexican side of the border.
As the technology of electric power transmission improved, the Lower Colorado was considered for its hydroelectric-power potential. In 1902, the Edison Electric Company of Los Angeles surveyed the river in the hope of building a 40-foot (12 m) rock dam which could generate 10,000 horsepower (7,500 kW). However, at the time, the limit of transmission of electric power was 80 miles (130 km), and there were few customers (mostly mines) within that limit. Edison allowed land options it held on the river to lapse—including an option for what became the site of Hoover Dam.
In the following years, the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), known as the Reclamation Service at the time, also considered the Lower Colorado as the site for a dam. Service chief Arthur Powell Davis proposed using dynamite to collapse the walls of Boulder Canyon, 20 miles (32 km) north of the eventual dam site, into the river. The river would carry off the smaller pieces of debris, and a dam would be built incorporating the remaining rubble. In 1922, after considering it for several years, the Reclamation Service finally rejected the proposal, citing doubts about the unproven technique and questions as to whether it would, in fact, save money.
== Fallout ==
=== First Battle of Hoover Dam ===
The First Battle of Hoover Dam was a notorious battle between the New California Republic and Caesar's Legion, both sides fighting for control of the dam as well as the New Vegas region of the Mojave Wasteland. The battle ruled in favor of the NCR and Caesar's Legion was driven back into Arizona. However, the second battle is set to occur within years time.
=== Second Battle of Hoover Dam ===
In 2281, the NCR and the Legion had growing hostilities, despite the Legion having lost previously. It was further accelerated with the help of Joseph, a Mojave Express courier, who supported the NCR. Eventually, NCR President Aaron Kimball arrived to deliver a morale boost speech, but it was hindered by the attempted assassins of the Legion. Thanks to Joseph's interventions, Kimball was saved and escaped the dam alive.