Why Did They Build The Hoover Dam
The Hoover Ddam was constructed in the 1930s. Iit’s so long that its spans the Colorado River in Black Canyon between Arizona and Nevada. its like 30 miles southeast of La Vegas Nevada.The hoover dam wasbeen plannedplanded to be builtd for years to stop floods from the river.The Hhoover Ddam is one of America’s greatest civil engineering marvels. John L. Savage the engineer who supervised the design of the Hhoover Ddam and many other dams in the Uunited Sstates.The Hhoover Ddam It was originally known as Boulder Dam but was renamed in 1947 in honor of Herbert Hoover who was U.S. secretary of commerce and the 31st U.S. president proved instrumental in getting the dam built. The Hoover Dam rises 726 feet and is 1200 feet wide
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at its crest. The base of the dam is 660 feet thick, and it took 91.8 billion cubic feet of concrete to create a retaining wall that weights an estimated 6.6 million tons.It was a man-made structures in the world at the time of its construction, and one of the world’s largest producers of hydroelectric power.At the finishing of building, the Hoover Dam required more than 5 million barrels of concrete.
The finished dam contains enough concrete, 4.5 million cubic yards, to build a two-lane highway from Seattle, Washington to Miami, Florida.More than 8.5 million pounds of dynamite was used to blast the foundation for the dam and 8 miles of tunnels through the canyon walls. Why did they build the Hoover Dam?The main reason for building the Hoover Dam was to supply the electrical power necessary to transport 4.4 million acre-feet—over a quarter of the Colorado River's average annual flow to California. Soon, the dam also would supply water to Las Vegas, whose revenue would be used to finance …show more content…
more water projects. The Benefits and Impacts bBecause of Hoover Dam, the Colorado River was controlled for the first time in history. Farmers received a lot supply of water in Nevada, Arizona, and California. A lot of cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, and Phoenix were given an inexpensive source of electricity, permitting population growth and industrial development. The Hoover Dam also provided for flood control and irrigation.
Even prior to its completion however, concerns were expressed over the potential impacts of Hoover Dam on aquatic systems.The cost of the Hhoover Ddam was 49 million dollars.The owner of the Hhoover Ddam are the Uunited Sstates government. The government was to provide the materials but the contractor was to prepare the site and build the dam. Oover 7,000 dam workers that endured harsh conditions and extreme dangers to completed the Hoover Dam almost two years ahead of schedule. But all cuz of the hoover dam they gave a lot people jobs to support their family.Workers and their familiesy had hard times because there familiesy had to move away where they use to live at cuz they had to move closer to the dam.The familiesfamilys lived in like home made teints so they didn'tdidnt live very well. After awhile of building the Hoover dam they werewheir building houses so that they can live better than they use to. Its good becausecuz the workerswokers and their familiesy lived better than they use to. Between 1931 and 1936 when the dam was built, 96 men were killed in industrial accidents. None were buried in the concrete. The Hoover Dam is shaped like a huge curved axe head, 45 ft. wide at the top and 660 ft. thick at the bottom.The Colorado River is more than 1,400 miles long and supplies water to Los Angeles, San
Diego, and Phoenix. Las Vegas gets almost all its water from Lake Mead. Lake Mead was made by the Hoover Dam when it blocked the Colorado River and flooded the Mojave Desert. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the USA and contains enough water to flood the entire state of New York with 1 ft. of water 26 million acre ft. Each of the 17 generators can supply electricity to 100,000 households that’s a lot if you think about it. When operating at full power, the 17 generators can supply all the electricity needed by a city of 750,000 people. Each generator weights 4 million pounds. WBut what makes the Hoover dam an amazing idea because more than 200 engineers worked to design the dam that would be constructed in Black Canyon. It would be the highest concrete arch dam in the United States, and the largest building project that the federal government had ever undertaken.
at its crest. The base of the dam is 660 feet thick, and it took 91.8 billion cubic feet of concrete to create a retaining wall that weights an estimated 6.6 million tons.It was a man-made structures in the world at the time of its construction, and one of the world’s largest producers of hydroelectric power.At the finishing of building, the Hoover Dam required more than 5 million barrels of concrete.
The finished dam contains enough concrete, 4.5 million cubic yards, to build a two-lane highway from Seattle, Washington to Miami, Florida.More than 8.5 million pounds of dynamite was used to blast the foundation for the dam and 8 miles of tunnels through the canyon walls. Why did they build the Hoover Dam?The main reason for building the Hoover Dam was to supply the electrical power necessary to transport 4.4 million acre-feet—over a quarter of the Colorado River's average annual flow to California. Soon, the dam also would supply water to Las Vegas, whose revenue would be used to finance …show more content…
more water projects. The Benefits and Impacts bBecause of Hoover Dam, the Colorado River was controlled for the first time in history. Farmers received a lot supply of water in Nevada, Arizona, and California. A lot of cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, and Phoenix were given an inexpensive source of electricity, permitting population growth and industrial development. The Hoover Dam also provided for flood control and irrigation.
Even prior to its completion however, concerns were expressed over the potential impacts of Hoover Dam on aquatic systems.The cost of the Hhoover Ddam was 49 million dollars.The owner of the Hhoover Ddam are the Uunited Sstates government. The government was to provide the materials but the contractor was to prepare the site and build the dam. Oover 7,000 dam workers that endured harsh conditions and extreme dangers to completed the Hoover Dam almost two years ahead of schedule. But all cuz of the hoover dam they gave a lot people jobs to support their family.Workers and their familiesy had hard times because there familiesy had to move away where they use to live at cuz they had to move closer to the dam.The familiesfamilys lived in like home made teints so they didn'tdidnt live very well. After awhile of building the Hoover dam they werewheir building houses so that they can live better than they use to. Its good becausecuz the workerswokers and their familiesy lived better than they use to. Between 1931 and 1936 when the dam was built, 96 men were killed in industrial accidents. None were buried in the concrete. The Hoover Dam is shaped like a huge curved axe head, 45 ft. wide at the top and 660 ft. thick at the bottom.The Colorado River is more than 1,400 miles long and supplies water to Los Angeles, San
Diego, and Phoenix. Las Vegas gets almost all its water from Lake Mead. Lake Mead was made by the Hoover Dam when it blocked the Colorado River and flooded the Mojave Desert. Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the USA and contains enough water to flood the entire state of New York with 1 ft. of water 26 million acre ft. Each of the 17 generators can supply electricity to 100,000 households that’s a lot if you think about it. When operating at full power, the 17 generators can supply all the electricity needed by a city of 750,000 people. Each generator weights 4 million pounds. WBut what makes the Hoover dam an amazing idea because more than 200 engineers worked to design the dam that would be constructed in Black Canyon. It would be the highest concrete arch dam in the United States, and the largest building project that the federal government had ever undertaken.