The second stop we made on our way to Las Vegas was at the Hoover Dam. It is on the border of Arizona and Nevada and is located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas. It is currently the world's 35th-largest hydroelectric generating station and is named after Herbert Hoover, who played an instrumental role in its construction, first as the Secretary of Commerce and then later as the President of the USA.
The dam is 726.4 ft. tall, 1244 ft. long, 660 ft.thick, and 4.36 million yds. of concrete were used.
Lake Meade is the reservoir created behind the dam and is named after Elwood Meade who oversaw the construction of the dam.
We enjoyed seeing this massive structure and were really glad we stopped.
2 comments:
That look so cool. Nice pic Looked fun plus educational :)
It was cool! We really enjoyed it.
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