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 
 Official State of Nevada Tourism Site
 Hoover Dam: Lonely Lands Made Fruitful 
 BBC - Hoover Dam, industrial and social history 
 Hoover Dam page
 Dams of the Lower Colorado River - Hoover Dam 
 "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 

Category:Dams in the United States
Category:Buildings and structures in Arizona
Category:Buildings and structures in Nevada
Category:Herbert Hoover