<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Hoover Dam </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams , 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official name </Th> <Td> Hoover Dam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Clark County , Nevada / Mohave County , Arizona , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> Power , flood control , water storage , regulation , recreation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Operational </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction began </Th> <Td> 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening date </Th> <Td> 1936 ( 82 years ago ) ( 1936 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction cost </Th> <Td> $49 million ( 1931 budget ) ( $639 million in 2016 dollars ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner ( s ) </Th> <Td> United States Government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator ( s ) </Th> <Td> U.S. Bureau of Reclamation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Dam and spillways </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type of dam </Th> <Td> Concrete gravity - arch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Impounds </Th> <Td> Colorado River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 726.4 ft ( 221.4 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,244 ft ( 379 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation at crest </Th> <Td> 1,232 ft ( 376 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width ( crest ) </Th> <Td> 45 ft ( 14 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width ( base ) </Th> <Td> 660 ft ( 200 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dam volume </Th> <Td> 3,250,000 cu yd ( 2,480,000 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spillway type </Th> <Td> 2 controlled drum-gate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spillway capacity </Th> <Td> 400,000 cu ft / s ( 11,000 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reservoir </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Creates </Th> <Td> Lake Mead </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total capacity </Th> <Td> 28,537,000 acre ⋅ ft ( 35.200 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Active capacity </Th> <Td> 15,853,000 acre ⋅ ft ( 19.554 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inactive capacity </Th> <Td> 10,024,000 acre ⋅ ft ( 12.364 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catchment area </Th> <Td> 167,800 sq mi ( 435,000 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 247 sq mi ( 640 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum length </Th> <Td> 112 mi ( 180 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum water depth </Th> <Td> 590 ft ( 180 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Normal elevation </Th> <Td> 1,219 ft ( 372 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Power Station </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator ( s ) </Th> <Td> U.S. Bureau of Reclamation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Commission date </Th> <Td> 1936 -- 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hydraulic head </Th> <Td> 590 ft ( 180 m ) ( Max ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turbines </Th> <Td> 13 × 130 MW 2 × 127 MW 1 × 68.5 MW 1 × 61.5 MW Francis - type 2 × 2.4 MW Pelton - type </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Installed capacity </Th> <Td> 2,080 MW </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capacity factor </Th> <Td> 23 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Annual generation </Th> <Td> 4.2 TWh ( 15 PJ ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website Bureau of Reclamation : Lower Colorado Region - Hoover Dam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Hoover Dam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> U.S. National Register of Historic Places </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> U.S. National Historic Landmark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Show map of USA West Show map of the US Show all </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nearest city </Th> <Td> Boulder City , Nevada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 36 ° 0 ′ 56 '' N 114 ° 44 ′ 16 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.01556 ° N 114.73778 ° W ﻿ / 36.01556 ; - 114.73778 Coordinates : 36 ° 0 ′ 56 '' N 114 ° 44 ′ 16 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.01556 ° N 114.73778 ° W ﻿ / 36.01556 ; - 114.73778 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Built </Th> <Td> 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Six Companies , Inc. ( structural ) , Gordon Kaufmann ( exteriors ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architectural style </Th> <Td> Art Deco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MPS </Th> <Td> Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS ( AD ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NRHP reference # </Th> <Td> 81000382 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Significant dates </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Added to NRHP </Th> <Td> April 8 , 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated NHL </Th> <Td> August 20 , 1985
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Hoover Dam </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Hoover Dam by Ansel Adams , 1942 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official name </Th> <Td> Hoover Dam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Clark County , Nevada / Mohave County , Arizona , U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> Power , flood control , water storage , regulation , recreation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Operational </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction began </Th> <Td> 1931 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening date </Th> <Td> 1936 ( 82 years ago ) ( 1936 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Construction cost </Th> <Td> $49 million ( 1931 budget ) ( $639 million in 2016 dollars ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner ( s ) </Th> <Td> United States Government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator ( s ) </Th> <Td> U.S. Bureau of Reclamation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Dam and spillways </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type of dam </Th> <Td> Concrete gravity - arch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Impounds </Th> <Td> Colorado River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 726.4 ft ( 221.4 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 1,244 ft ( 379 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation at crest </Th> <Td> 1,232 ft ( 376 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width ( crest ) </Th> <Td> 45 ft ( 14 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width ( base ) </Th> <Td> 660 ft ( 200 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dam volume </Th> <Td> 3,250,000 cu yd ( 2,480,000 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spillway type </Th> <Td> 2 controlled drum-gate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spillway capacity </Th> <Td> 400,000 cu ft / s ( 11,000 m / s ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reservoir </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Creates </Th> <Td> Lake Mead </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total capacity </Th> <Td> 28,537,000 acre ⋅ ft ( 35.200 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Active capacity </Th> <Td> 15,853,000 acre ⋅ ft ( 19.554 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inactive capacity </Th> <Td> 10,024,000 acre ⋅ ft ( 12.364 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catchment area </Th> <Td> 167,800 sq mi ( 435,000 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Surface area </Th> <Td> 247 sq mi ( 640 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum length </Th> <Td> 112 mi ( 180 km ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Maximum water depth </Th> <Td> 590 ft ( 180 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Normal elevation </Th> <Td> 1,219 ft ( 372 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Power Station </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operator ( s ) </Th> <Td> U.S. Bureau of Reclamation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Commission date </Th> <Td> 1936 -- 1960 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hydraulic head </Th> <Td> 590 ft ( 180 m ) ( Max ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turbines </Th> <Td> 13 × 130 MW 2 × 127 MW 1 × 68.5 MW 1 × 61.5 MW Francis - type 2 × 2.4 MW Pelton - type </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Installed capacity </Th> <Td> 2,080 MW </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capacity factor </Th> <Td> 23 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Annual generation </Th> <Td> 4.2 TWh ( 15 PJ ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Website Bureau of Reclamation : Lower Colorado Region - Hoover Dam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Hoover Dam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> U.S. National Register of Historic Places </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> U.S. National Historic Landmark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Show map of USA West Show map of the US Show all </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nearest city </Th> <Td> Boulder City , Nevada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 36 ° 0 ′ 56 '' N 114 ° 44 ′ 16 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.01556 ° N 114.73778 ° W ﻿ / 36.01556 ; - 114.73778 Coordinates : 36 ° 0 ′ 56 '' N 114 ° 44 ′ 16 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 36.01556 ° N 114.73778 ° W ﻿ / 36.01556 ; - 114.73778 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Built </Th> <Td> 1933 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architect </Th> <Td> Six Companies , Inc. ( structural ) , Gordon Kaufmann ( exteriors ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Architectural style </Th> <Td> Art Deco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MPS </Th> <Td> Vehicular Bridges in Arizona MPS ( AD ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NRHP reference # </Th> <Td> 81000382 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Significant dates </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Added to NRHP </Th> <Td> April 8 , 1981 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated NHL </Th> <Td> August 20 , 1985
where is the hoover dam on the map
where is the hoover dam on the map
Clark County , Nevada / Mohave County , Arizona , U.S.
Clark County , Nevada / Mohave County , Arizona , U.S.