Standing atop the Hoover Dam today, the millions of tourists who visit each year can get a real sense of the climate crisis in the West: In addition to extreme heat, the sight of so-called ...

The Hoover Dam stands 726 feet tall and 660 feet long, creating a reservoir (Lake Mead) that spans over 110 miles. It holds ...

Featuring a 142-foot-tall flagpole that sits between two winged figures, the pieces are surrounded by a terrazzo floor with a celestial map noting the dam's dedication date: Sept. 30, 1935.

Yet, between Hoover Dam visitor closures during COVID and now this stalled restoration project, visitors haven’t seen the Star Map since March of 2020 and it’s not clear when anyone will see ...

A picture shows the newly completed Hoover Dam and Lake Mead on the Colorado River, in 1935. Hulton Archive/Getty. According to Glennon, completing the crucial reservoir was not an easy feat.

The Hoover Dam is the most famous such example in North America, and for good reason. Built between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression, the project was truly a feat of engineering for the time.

The Hoover Dam can produce enough electricity for roughly 1.3 million Americans each year. But that power is dwindling.