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Hoover/ Boulder Dam
Aerial view of Hoover Dam
About this dam
Built
1931-1935
Purpose
Irrigation, Hydroelectric, Water Supply
River
Colorado River
Agency
Bureau of Reclamation
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Sources
https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/faqs/powerfaq.html
https://hoover.archives.gov/hoovers/hoover-dam
https://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/history/articles/chrono.html