A visit to Hoover Dam, that iconic concrete giant straddling the Colorado River at the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers history, power and jaw-dropping views. Visitors can walk around the site and ...

When construction was completed in 1936, the Hoover Dam was not only the world's largest concrete structure and the world's largest hydroelectric power-generating station; it was also the largest dam ...

On this day in history, July 7, 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam began. Over the course of the next five years, more than 21,000 men would work tirelessly to produce what would become the largest ...

A feat of modern civil engineering, Hoover Dam has stood tall and brought billions of visitors to Las Vegas since it was constructed in the 1930s. But one of the lesser known facts about it is that it ...

Even though I found myself visiting on an aggressively Cleveland weather day - gray skies, bone-chilling wind, and, believe it or not, snow - the lake was still a sight to see from the overlook. Like ...

Lake Mead Mohave Adventures (LMMA) has announced that Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures is relaunching for its historic 40th season this spring. Visitors can take the “Hoover Dam Raft Tour” and “Hoover ...

The Boulder Dam: Later renamed the Hoover Dam, began operation. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed a button in Washington to signal the startup of the dam’s first hydroelectric generator. The 60 ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — In just one month, you can hit the water for the return of Hoover Dam Rafting Adventures. Launching its 2025 season on Feb. 26, the Lake Mead Mohave Adventures are taking visitors ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — On this day in history Southern Nevada saw both an ending and a beginning. The end of a rail line and the beginning of construction on a highly-anticipated dam project. On September ...

The Hoover Dam is one of the great wonders of American engineering and in addition it is an important part of our nation’s critical infrastructure. Here’s a look at how the Bureau of Reclamation, a ...

At 726-feet tall and 600-feet wide at its base, the Hoover Dam (1935) is the largest structure of its kind in the western hemisphere. Holding back Lake Mead, the water is 130-feet below the top and 80 ...