Hoover Dam

noun

1. 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) Former name (1933–47)Boulder Dam

Example Sentences

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.”

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From Seattle Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

Plans were developed in the era of the building of the Hoover Dam and a sense that “if we poured enough concrete, we could control nature,” Sweeten said.

From Los Angeles Times

The water the company used was from the Las Vegas-area public supply, which mainly comes from the Lake Mead reservoir behind Hoover Dam on the Colorado River.

From Seattle Times