Hoover Dam
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National Historic Landmark
arch-gravity dam
civil engineering landmark
concrete dam
hydroelectric power station
Hoover Dam is a massive concrete arch-gravity dam on the Colorado River, renowned as a landmark feat of 20th-century American engineering and a major source of hydroelectric power and water management in the Southwest.
All labels observed (7)
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
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arch-gravity dam ⓘ civil engineering landmark ⓘ concrete dam ⓘ hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| annualGeneration | about 4 TWh to 5 TWh ⓘ |
| baseWidth | 660 ft ⓘ |
| borderBetween | Nevada and Arizona ⓘ |
| bypassBridge | Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | concrete block placement with cooling pipes ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 36.0156°N 114.7378°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crestWidth | 45 ft ⓘ |
| crosses | Black Canyon ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | major feat of 20th-century American engineering ⓘ |
| formerName |
Hoover Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Boulder Dam
|
| fundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. federal government
|
| height |
221 m
ⓘ
726 ft ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| installedCapacity | about 2,080 MW ⓘ |
| length |
1244 ft
ⓘ
379 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
Southwestern United States
|
| locatedOnRiver | Colorado River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Boulder City, Nevada
ⓘ
Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ |
| numberOfTurbines | 17 ⓘ |
| officialName | Hoover Dam self-link ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| operator |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| owner |
Bureau of Reclamation
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
|
| partOf |
Hoover Dam
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Boulder Canyon Project
|
| plantCommissioned | 1936 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
flood control
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hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ navigation improvement ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
American Society of Civil Engineers Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
|
| reservoir | Lake Mead ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 28.9 million acre-feet ⓘ |
| roadwayCarries | U.S. Route 93 (historically) ⓘ |
| suppliesPowerTo |
Arizona
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Nevada ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| turbineType | Francis turbine ⓘ |
| visitorsPerYear | about 7 million ⓘ |
| volumeOfDam | about 3,250,000 cubic yards of concrete ⓘ |
| waterManagementRole |
provides municipal water to Southwestern cities
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regulates Colorado River flows ⓘ supports irrigation in the American Southwest ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Public Works Administration
subject surface form:
Arizona
this entity surface form:
Hoover Dam (Arizona side)
this entity surface form:
Boulder Dam
this entity surface form:
Boulder Canyon Project
subject surface form:
Public Works Administration
this entity surface form:
Hoover Dam crossing of the Colorado River
this entity surface form:
Hoover Dam (Arizona side vicinity)
subject surface form:
Boulder Canyon Project
subject surface form:
Boulder Canyon Project
this entity surface form:
Hoover Dam (via Bechtel’s role in Six Companies, Inc.)
subject surface form:
Southern Nevada
subject surface form:
Southern Nevada