Hoover Dam - III

Notice that the water level downstream from the dam is just where it always it. This tells us that water has been released from Lake Mead at a rate to keep the water flowing to California as usual.

Hoover Dam - II

This sire for the dam was selected because the canyon was narrow here and the dam would be as small as possible. This makes the view of Lake Mead seem puny. Nevertheless, it is the largest reservoir in the US.

On to Hoover Dam

Western Arizona is an empty, beautiful place to drive. Even here, well away from the predation of the eroding Colorado river, it is filled with tortured rock formations.