Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam , formerly called the Boulder Dam is in Black Canyon, on the Colorado River and on the Arizona-Nevada border. It was constructed between 1930 and 1936, it is the highest concreted arch dam in the US. It incompasses Lake Meade one of the largest artificial lakes in the world. The dam is used for flood and silt control, domestic water supply, hydroelectric power and agricultural irrigation. Hoover Dam is named in honor of Herbert Hoover, the president at the time..
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