Last year, the final of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River were removed in the largest project of its kind in US ...

With reduced supply, Lake Mead’s elevation is dwindling. At the end of May, the reservoir sat at just 1,057 feet above sea ...

In 2000, the California State Fair brought that whimsy straight to guests. Using more than five and a half million pounds of ...

The largest reservoir in the US is under threat again, with low runoff and rising temperatures raising the risk of supply cuts and hydropower failure.

Bored into the desert cliffs above Lake Mead lies a trail once vital to the building of Hoover Dam. The Historic Railroad Trail offers sweeping views, echoing tunnels, and a rare chance to walk ...

The structure of the Hoover Dam is such that gravity does not exert its force on objects here. There is a simple rule in science that if something is dropped from above, it falls down due to the ...

“Above us are two cranes needed to lift these turbines,” Matt said. “They are able to lift three hundred tons each.” Looking north toward the Hoover Dam from the observation deck, as seen ...

Hoover Dam is an architectural masterpiece - pure ... view the huge steel turbines stationed within the dam's walls. “Above us are two cranes needed to lift these turbines,” Matt said.

Lake Mead, the reservoir impounded by the Hoover Dam between Nevada and Arizona ... at its peak and reach an elevation of 1,220 feet above sea level. But the last time it was anywhere close ...