![]() As the 1920s rolled in, the necessity to tame this wild river had heightened and political forces called upon the Bureau of Reclamation to build dams for irrigation and soil conservation projects. However, as the seasons changed, a devastating flood caused by melting snow would completely submerge nearby farms leaving a wake of disaster in its path. The tempestuous river was sometimes a peaceful river in the late summer, dwindling to a trickle by fall. The late 1880s were marked by farmers settling into the Imperial Valley next to the Colorado River. At its base are huge generators that could produce up to 3 million horsepower and provide electricity for three states. At 726 feet, the dam weighs more than 6.6 million tons. ![]() Hoover Dam was an icon for modernity, paving way for an alliance between engineering and architecture. The man whom the dam was named after, the 31st President of United States and an engineer as well, Herbert Hoover, termed the dam as the greatest engineering work of its character ever attempted by the hand of man. Rising over 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, the Hoover Dam was a reflection of engineering ingenuity that testified to boldness the world had never seen before. ![]() ![]() In the midst of the Great Depression, the Hoover Dam came to symbolize hope for many men and their families who came to live in the Nevada Desert as they searched for a paycheck.
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