hoover dam
2007-05-09 14:59:35 · 5 answers · asked by sammy r 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Las Vegas
pretty sure it was the Depression
2007-05-11 18:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The main reason for the Hoover Dam construction was to control the Colorado River. It was a wild river. After the winter the snow and ice in the mountains would melt causing devastating floods, at other times the river would be a little more than a stream with very little water. The dam would allow the regulation of the rivers waters to provide a more stable and constant flow of water for the region.
The generation of electricity was a secondary priority, which was used as way to pay off the cost of the dam construction by selling electricity.
2007-05-11 11:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by Cincinnatus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you mean, "what happened that led to the building of the Hoover Dam?" Lack of water to the western states, Colorado, Nevada, etc.
2007-05-09 22:03:06 · answer #3 · answered by LA Law 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Uh, the need for water and electricty in mostly Southern California. And it controlled the Colorado.
2007-05-09 22:03:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the expansion if las vegas..........they needed the electricity to supply the neon lights..................
2007-05-09 22:03:38 · answer #5 · answered by i pack a 44 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋