T.G.'s Photography Blog

Hoover Dam A view looking down, from the top of Hoover Dam. The dam is 726 feet tall, and weighs more than 6.6 million tons. At the bottom water from the Colorado River and Lake Mead are being released. On the back side of the dam, large intake towers feed water into the dam's turbines to produce electricity. Photo taken: August 18, 2010, at Lake Mead National Recreational Area.

Hoover Dam intake towers Seen in this photograph are two of the four large intake towers at Hoover Dam. These two towers are on the Arizona side of the dam, while the other two are on the Nevada side of the dam. The intake towers draw water into the dam to provide energy to turn the electrical turbines in the dam's power plant. After powering the turbines, the water is released at the base of the dam . August 18, 2010. Hoover Dam, Lake Mead National Recreational Area.

Looking out at Lake Mead on the Colorado River, from the top of Hoover Dam . Lake Mead was at a much lower water level than it had been in years past, as can be seen from the higher water level mark in this photograph. The line across the river is a barrier marking the point that water craft are not allowed to go past. Photo taken: August 18, 2010, at Hoover Dam, Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Power line towers on the edge at Hoover Dam Power line towers stand on the edge and top of the canyon surrounding Hoover Dam , on the Arizona side. This view is looking out from the top of the dam's walkway. Photo taken: August 18, 2010. Lake Mead National Recreation Area.