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| Dam Name: | HOOVER |
| Other Name: | LAKE MEAD |
| NID ID: | NV10122 |
| Longitude: | -114.73 |
| Latitude: | 36.01 |
| County: | CLARK, NV; MOHAVE, AZ |
| River: | COLORADO RIVER |
| State: | NV |
| Nearest City: | LAUGHLIN |
| Distance: | 70.00 miles |
| Own_name Name: | DOI BR |
| Owner Type: | FEDERAL |
| Private Dam? | NO |
| Dam Type: | Concrete Gravity Arch |
| Purposes: | Water Supply Hydroelectric Irrigation |
| Year Completed: | 1936 |
| Dam Length: | 1242.00 feet |
| Dam Height: | 596.00 feet |
| Maximum Discharge: | 200000 cu ft/sec |
| Maximum Storage: | 30237000 acre-feet |
| Normal Storage: | 28255000 acre-feet |
| Surface Area: | 164000 acres |
| Drainage Area: | 167800 square miles |
| Hazard Potential: | HIGH |
| Emergency Action Plan? | YES |
| Inspection Date: | 4/27/1990 |
| State Regulated Dam? | NO |
| Spillway Type: | CONTROLLED |
| Spillway Width: | 400.00 feet |
| Federal Funding Agency: | |
| Federal Design Agency: | Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation |
| Federal Construction Agency: | Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation |
| Federal Regulatory Agency: | Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation |
| Federal Inspection Agency: |
Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation |
| Federal Operating Agency: | Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation |
| Federal Owner (Agency): | Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation |
| Source Agency: | Department of Interior; Bureau of Reclamation |
| Dam Federal Webpage: | Internet URL |
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