One of the most unforgettable experiences at the Hoover Dam is walking along the top of the dam. The walkway, which stretches ...

But the terrain here is something entirely different. At the summit, you'll be rewarded with sweeping views of Lake Mead, Hoover Dam, and, depending on the season, snow-capped mountains on the ...

Still, Hoover Dam and the reservoir it props up were his crowning achievement. “Lake Mead was a monument to this preeminent champion of the conquest of the arid West,” wrote author James ...

As Lake Mead’s water level continues to fall amid ... another 160 feet to its “dead pool,” the point at which Hoover Dam would be unable to release water downstream. John Fleck, a water ...

the Hoover Dam spans the Colorado River and the Black Canyon (which separates Nevada and Arizona). The immense concrete structure – which confines Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United ...