Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, Hoover Dam was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. 5,000 working men and their families came to live ...

But the United States has built a dam where gravity does not work. At the Hoover Dam built on the Colorado River, if anything is thrown upwards, it keeps floating up after hitting the dam’s wall.

Major John Wesley Powell makes the first recorded trip through the Grand Canyon and down the length of the Colorado River ... the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and Power Plant.

but afterwards officially designated the Hoover Dam, across the Colorado River in Black Canyon, which forms the boundary between the States of Arizona and Nevada, at a point about twenty-five ...

Reclamation finally drops more details about how it might handle Colorado River water shortages after 2026, but few people ...

This massive bridge offers stunning panoramic views of the dam and the Colorado River ... before I went, and could kick myself for not seeing this amazing attraction sooner. Understanding how the ...

An "adrenalin junkie" from north Wales has been fined by police in America after swimming across the Colorado River at the Hoover Dam. Arron Hughes, 28, was on a stag do when he took a dip at the ...

Take in views of Lake Mead, the Hoover Dam and the Colorado River on this small-group tour ... you'll enjoy 360-degree views from the observation deck before descending to the Power Plant.

Two years ago, when the feds released a draft plan to limp the Colorado River through 2026 ... much during an elaborate news conference at Hoover Dam. But people took them seriously.

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 ...