Saturday commemorates the 89th anniversary of the Hoover Dam's completed ... The 726-foot-high arch-gravity dam stretches 1,244 feet across the Black Canyon and was built over five years starting ...

Sitting about 35 miles southeast of Las Vegas, the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines ...

the Hoover Dam is definitely a wonder of the engineering world. Finished in 1935, and now a designated US Historical Landmark ...

High Scalers drill into the canyon wall 500 feet above the Colorado River in Black Canyon at the Hoover Dam site. April 1, 1932. Bureau of Reclamation. Even under the best of conditions ...

In Black Canyon, under the Boulder Canyon Project Act, it shall be called the Hoover Dam.” Those who were convinced that Hoover’s inaction had worsened the Depression scoffed at what they saw ...

Nearby marvels like the Hoover Dam and the Grand Canyon make excellent ... During the excursion, you'll paddle 4 miles of the Colorado River into Black Canyon. Along the way, you'll spot wildlife ...