Aug 16, 2022 · Halting hydroelectricity production at the Hoover Dam would impact 1.3 million people across Arizona, Nevada and California. Neighboring Lake Powell is also dangerously close to minimum pool...

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Lake Mead's water levels this week dropped to historic lows, bringing the nation's largest reservoir less than 150 feet away from "dead pool" — when the reservoir is so low that water cannot flow...

Sep 14, 2023 · It’s a simple equation: how much comes in from Lake Powell, and how much gets sent downriver through Hoover Dam? Tweaks to operations at the dams could change the picture. Recent fluctuations in releases from Hoover Dam have all been within normal ranges, according to Reclamation spokesman Doug Hendrix.

Jul 20, 2022 · Equipment failure caused a transformer at the Hoover Dam to explode, causing a fire that lasted about a half-hour and sending plumes of black smoke swirling through the air. Crews quickly...

Jun 23, 2022 · Water levels in Lake Mead are continuing to deplete to dangerous levels -- so much so that the reservoir could soon hit "dead pool" levels. Lake Mead, formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, is the largest reservoir in the U.S. and supplies drinking water to millions of people in California, Arizona, Nevada, and part of Mexico.

Jul 20, 2022 · Equipment failure caused a transformer at the Hoover Dam to explode, causing a fire that lasted about a half-hour and sending plumes of black smoke swirling through the air. Crews quickly extinguished the fire Tuesday morning.

Jul 19, 2022 · Video shared by a tourist at the Hoover Dam showed a fire and black smoke after what the woman claimed to be an explosion at the hydroelectric plant.

Jul 19, 2022 · The cause of an explosion that rocked the Hoover Dam on Tuesday and resulted in a fire has been determined.

Jul 19, 2022 · A fire broke out at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday at about 10 a.m. local time when a transformer caught fire, sending plumes of black smoke into the air, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.