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Last Look at the Hoover Dam
| Hoover Dam is an outstanding example
of the Reclamation multiple purpose project. Its benefits encompass
the whole concept of river control: Protection from floods, water
conservation, power generation, recreation, and preservation of
fish and wildlife. Standing as a bulwark in Black Canyon, Hoover Dam affords flood protection to the fertile valleys along the lower reaches of the Colorado River. Water stored in Lake Mead assures a stable supply for irrigation. and domestic usage and, as the water is released through the power plant turbines, it pays its toll by generation of electrical energy. This water assures a dependable supply for irrigating some 650,000 acres now under cultivation in southern California and southwestern Arizona and over 400,000 acres in Mexico. Here the all-year growing season produces a variety of crops, including fruits and vegetables which find their way to the dinner tables in sections of the United States still held in the icy grip of winter. Excerpt from pamphlet titled Hoover Dam printed by the Department of the Interior |
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| Before You Build the Dam | ||
| Controversy over Naming the Dam |
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