Tour of the U.S. Southwest

Hoover Dam - a.k.a. Boulder Dam

Border between Nevada and Arizona

September 22, 2009

When completed in 1936, Hoover Dam was both the world's largest electric-power generating station and the world's largest concrete structure. It continues to be an important source of electricity for Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Hoover Dam These are the electric-power generating turbines on the Nevada side of the dam. There are a similar group of turbines on the Arizona side of the dam.
Hoover Dam Looking toward Arizona
Hoover Dam Bridge under construction in middle ground
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam