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Hoover Dam Granddaddy of Dams and Its Impacts
The Hoover Dam, finished in 1935, was the world's tallest dam and earned the nickname granddaddy of them all. It created Lake Mead the largest man made lake in the United States and supports water supply, power generation, recreation, and wildlife changes along the Colorado River for cities like Phoenix Las Vegas and Los Angeles and irrigation in California and Arizona.
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