Hoover Dam

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Hoover Dam built?1936
2. How tall is Hoover Dam?726 feet (221 meters)
3. How deep is Hoover Dam?600 feet (180 meters)
4. What is the dam type?Arch-gravity concrete dam
5. What is the annual power generation?Approximately 4 billion kilowatt-hours
6. What is the Hoover Dam and why is it called a "giant wall of water"?The Hoover Dam is a huge concrete wall that holds back the Colorado River, creating Lake Mead. It makes electricity for millions of homes and keeps floods from hurting people.

Boulder Canyon Project Act: The U.S. federal law passed in 1928 that authorized the construction of Hoover Dam.
Hydroelectric Power: Electricity generated from the energy of moving water, typically by dams.
Water Resource Management: The process of planning, developing, and distributing the water resources of a region to meet human and environmental needs.