Item 1 of 5 Firefighters mop up after electrical transformer equipment caught fire and was later extinguished, on the Arizona side of the Hoover Dam, near Boulder City, Nevada, U.S. July 19, 2022.

The fire was extinguished 30 minutes later by dam workers and the Hoover fire brigade, the bureau said. The city of Boulder City, Nevada, posted on its Twitter account that the fire was ...

The Lower Colorado Regional Director at the Bureau of Reclamation confirmed that no visitors or employees were hurt in the explosion and fire ...

BOULDER CITY, Nev. – Hoover Dam towers more than 700 feet above Black Canyon on the Arizona-Nevada state line, holding back the waters of the Colorado River. On top of the dam, where visitors ...

Hoover Dam, on the border of Nevada and Arizona, offers tours and scenic views. Visitors can choose between two guided tours: the Power Plant Tour and the Dam Tour.

Best Nevada places to visit. 11. Hoover Dam: Built in the 1930s, this groundbreaking engineering feat created the United States' largest reservoir, Lake Mead.

Construction of the Hoover Dam, on the Nevada-Arizona border, began on this day in history, July 7, 1930. It covers over 220 acres and is a National Historic Landmark. Fox News Media ...

Size of the dam. Hoover Dam is 726 feet (221 metres) high and 1,244 feet (379 metres) long at the crest. The thickness of the dam’s base is 660 feet, which is equivalent to 2 football stadiums.

Hoover Dam was constructed in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between Arizona and Nevada. It was built and is operated by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation.