Hoover Dam

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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Its two gigawatts of computing firepower will rival the electricity produced by the Hoover Dam.

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

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Ortega said the $8-billion project, as well as other investments the district is pursuing, will “pass the test of time as the Hoover Dam of our time.”

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The project — approved in 2015 following a lengthy review — has been touted as the biggest U.S. electricity infrastructure undertaking since the Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s.

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The water level behind Hoover Dam in Lake Mead, the country’s largest reservoir, is now at 37% of capacity.

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