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Published on Mar 23, 2016
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HOOVER DAM
BY SYDNIE B
Photo by
wbeem
2.
Location
In the Black Canyon of the Colorado River.
On the border of Arizona/Neva.
Photo by
James Marvin Phelps
3.
WHY IS IT BUILT? WHAT IS IT?
There was a flood in Colorado River
Congress got an idea to build a dam
It is a large arch gravity dam
Provides power and water
Can irrigate about 1 million acers off land
Photo by
Paul Minshall
4.
SIZE
Height - 726.4 feet(221.3m)
Length - 1244 feet (379.2)
Crest Width - 45 feet(13.7)
Base Width - 660 feet(201.2m)
Enough concrete to pave a two-lane road from NYC San Fransisco
Photo by
kcolwell
5.
WHEN BULT?
CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN 1931 COMPLETED IN 1915
Photo by
Cam in Van
6.
WHO BUILT IT?
The engineers of the Bureau Reclamation built it.
96 of 21,000 men died wile working on it.
Photo by
mightyb
7.
PLEASE VISIT THE HOOVER DAM!!
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beej2001
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