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The Hoover Dam
Why Build the Dam?Flood ControlProvide water for improved farmingExpanded irrigationWater for growing communitiesGenerate ElectricityProvide Jobs
Key VocabularyFloodExpandIrrigationRun-offCommunityGenerateCanyonHydroelectricUpkeep
Construction Started 1931Completed 1936Middle of the Great DepressionCost - $49 Million726 feet high 2nd highest dam in America660 feet thick
Flood ControlSnow run-off from the Rocky Mountains in the Spring frequently caused flooding and destroyed farms
The dam would help control water levels
Provide WaterProvides water for irrigation and communitiesPopulation growth in the southwest from 1931- present dayProvides water for California, Nevada, and Arizona
HydroelectrictyWater pushes through turbines that generate electricityProvides electricity for cities as far as Los Angeles, 266 miles awayElectricity fees pay for all of the dams upkeep
Provide JobsConstruction took place during the Great DepressionMany came to Nevada to work on construction$4.00 a day average worker pay
How did it get its name?Originally supposed to be called Boulder Dam?Named for the canyon where it sits, Boulder CanyonName was changed to Hoover Dam to honor the man responsible for its development
President HooverPresident from 1929 1933
Background in Engineering
Secretary of Commerce before President
Started the Construction of the Dam
Lake MeadBacks up 110 miles from Hoover Dam
Named after Elwood Mead who oversaw the construction of the dam
Provides water for Nevada, California, and Arizona
Ariel View Lake Mead/Hoover Dam
The Colorado River1450 miles longStarts from snow runoff from the Rocky MountainsTravels through five statesProvides water to most of the Southwest USA
Horseshoe Bend Paige Arizona
Vocabulary ReviewDo you know these words?FloodExpandIrrigationRun-offCommunityGenerateCanyonHydroelectricUpkeep