Hoover Dam

The Hoover Dam is located on the border of __________.

• California and Utah

• Nevada and Arizona

The Hoover Dam was built to ___________________________________.

• provide power, contain flooding and provide irrigation

• provide power and create a tourists attraction.

Construction began on the Hoover Dam in ___________ and it was completed in 1936.

• 1931

• 1925

The name of the reservoir at the Hoover Dam is __________________.

• The Colorado River

• Lake Mead

The Hoover Dam is named in honor of President Herbert Hoover.

• True

• False

The Hoover Dam is _____________ feet high.

• 965

• 726

The Hoover Dam was once known as the ___________________.

• Logan Martin Dam

• Bolder Dam

The Hoover Dam is a hydroelectric power plant.

• True

• False

It took more than ________________ people to build the Hoover Dam.

• 1 million

• 10 thousand

The Hoover Dam is one of the most popular tourists attractions in our country.

• True

• False