Photos Related to "Dams"

Steel Web

Detail of the steel supports of power pylons at Hoover Dam on the Nevada/Arizona border.

Detail of the steel supports of power pylons at Hoover Dam on the Nevada/Arizona border.

The Other Side of the Dam

The Lake Mead side of Hoover Dam, showing the 395-foot-tall intake towers that supply the electricity-generating turbines inside the structure with water.

The Lake Mead side of Hoover Dam, showing the 395-foot-tall intake towers that supply the electricity-generating turbines inside the structure with water.

The Gorge

The Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, spanning the Colorado River and connecting Nevada and Arizona, as seen from top of Hoover Dam.

The Mike O’Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, spanning the Colorado River and connecting Nevada and Arizona, as seen from top of Hoover Dam.

The Stairs at the Base of the Dam

Stairs lead to a maintenance door at the base of Hoover Dam's 726-foot-tall face, on the Nevada-Arizona Border.

Stairs lead to a maintenance door at the base of Hoover Dam‘s 726-foot-tall face, on the Nevada-Arizona Border.

Overlooking the Dam

Overlooking Hoover Dam from the Nevada side of the Colorado River.

Overlooking Hoover Dam from the Nevada side of the Colorado River.

The Turbine Hall

One of the two massive electrical generator rooms at Hoover Dam.

One of the two massive electrical generator rooms at Hoover Dam.

Detail of the Dam

Detail of the dam that impounds Lake Lavon, Texas.

Detail of the dam that impounds Lake Lavon, Texas.

Nevada Time

A clock reminding that the west side of Hoover Dam along the Arizona/Nevada border is in the Pacific Time Zone rather than Mountain Time.

A clock reminding that the west side of Hoover Dam along the Arizona/Nevada border is in the Pacific Time Zone rather than Mountain Time.

Where The Dam Meets The Canyon

A rock retaining wall and electrical tower next to downstream face of Hoover Dam.

A rock retaining wall and electrical tower next to downstream face of Hoover Dam.

The Bridge, The Crane and the Canyon

The almost-completed Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River along the Nevada-Arizona border. This bridge lies just downstream from Hoover Dam and, since opening this fall, acts as a bypass for traffic that was originally directed across the dam.

The almost-completed Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River along the Nevada-Arizona border. This bridge lies just downstream from Hoover Dam and, since opening this fall, acts as a bypass for traffic that was originally directed across the dam.