Hoover Dam

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noun

1. Former name (1933–47): Boulder Dam.  a dam in the western US, on the Colorado River on the border between Nevada and Arizona; forms Lake Mead. Height: 222 m (727 ft). Length: 354 m (1180 ft)

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Hoover Dam

It’s made up of 916 turbines that can produce up to 3.65 gigawatts of electricity, making it potentially more powerful than the Hoover Dam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

It ends with her thinking about the Hoover Dam after humanity is gone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

Now, 1 gigawatt, which the Energy Department once noted was roughly half the power generated by the Hoover Dam, seems paltry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025

The Hoover Dam was completed in five years—two years ahead of schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

Then there was the time he fixed a broken sluice gate on the Hoover Dam and saved the lives of thousands of people who would have drowned if the dam had burst.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls