Hoover Dam

geographical name

variants or formerly Boulder Dam
dam 726 feet (221 meters) high in the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona that was completed in 1936 see mead, lake

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“Hoover Dam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hoover%20Dam. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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