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Showing posts with label Lake Mead in Las Vegas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lake Mead in Las Vegas. Show all posts

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Lake Mead

This is such a nice place to visit, the Lake Mead in the United States. It is known as the biggest reservoir in the U.S. and is located on Colorado River on the states of Nevada and Arizona. It was named after Elwood Mead who commissioned and planned the Boulder Canyon project that created the dam and lake.
The Lake Mead located in Nevada and Arizona states.
taken during my visit last June 2008.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Visiting Hoover Dam in Las Vegas, Nevada

One of the greatest human architecture is Hoover Dam,also called Boulder Dam. I can't believed that I was able to see this place. I was there last year and seeing such architecture is truly amazing! Here is the photo I took last year.
Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada. When completed in 1936, it was both the world's largest electric-power generating station and the world's largest concrete structure. It was surpassed in both these respects by the Grand Coulee Dam in 1945. It is currently the world's 35th-largest hydroelectric generating station.

This dam, located 30 mi (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, is named after Herbert Hoover, who played an instrumental role in its construction, first as the Secretary of Commerce, and then later, as the President of the United States. Construction began in 1931, and was completed in 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule. The dam and the power plant are operated by the Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, Hoover Dam was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.

Lake Mead is the reservoir created by the dam, named after Elwood Mead, who oversaw the construction of the dam. read more here

Friday, April 17, 2009

Wish To Go Camping in Lake Mead, Las Vegas

This photo was taken in Lake Mead in Las Vegas, Nevada. Don't you know that Lake Mead is the largest reservoir in the United States? If I am not mistaken, Lake Mead is a man-made lake which was named after Elwood Mead. As we where passing this lake, I was also amazed by its beauty as you can also see in the photo.

A lot of locals and visitors of Las Vegas go to Lake Mead for recreation like boating, fishing, water skiing, camping and simply relaxing under the sun. I'm not so sure if it is the same as rv parks. I wish to go back to this place and probably go fishing or camping. Next time again!
 


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