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HOOVER DAM STATISTICS
Hoover Dam
726.4 feet high (221m)
1,244 feet wide (379 m)
660 feet (203 m) thick at the base
45 feet (13 m) thick at the top
$165 million dollars to build
4.5 years to build
4.4 million yards of concrete used for construction
March 1931 building began
September 30, 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated
the completed dam
Powerhouse
17 generators
4+ billion kilowatt hours produced each year
10 acres of floor space
Power used by:
56% California
25% Nevada
19% Arizona
Lake Mead
6.5 years to fill (A slow filling process was required to
lessen the pressure change on the dam and to help prevent
small earthquakes due to land settlement.)
589 feet (181 m) at the deepest point
247 square miles in size
110 miles (176 km) long
Named after Dr. Elwood Mead, Commissioner of the Bureau of
Reclamation (1924 - 1936)
Largest man made reservoir in the United States
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