Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction ... The now-second-tallest dam was proposed to prevent flooding from Rocky Mountain snow-melting waters ...

The dam also regulates water flow to prevent flooding and ensure a reliable water supply for agricultural and urban use. Learning about the inner workings of the Hoover Dam gives you a deeper ...

and the dams of the Tennessee Valley Authority brought electricity and flood control to the Valley. Major projects in the West included Shasta Dam in California, Hoover Dam on the Colorado River ...

Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed construction ... The now-second-tallest dam was proposed to prevent flooding from Rocky Mountain snow-melting waters ...

THE completion, just announced, of the great concrete structure originally known as the Boulder Dam, but afterwards officially designated the Hoover Dam ... to impound the flood water of the ...

A year shy of its 90th anniversary, experts still marvel at the construction of the Hoover Dam, one of the most visited sites in the world.