Hoover Dam

Impressive structure; the water seems to be very low ??

Hi Jaap,

Thank you for your very quick visit.
I agree, there could be a lot more water there. I have no explanation for the low water, other than maybe it is to facilitate some aspect of the construction of the new bypass bridge. (Or simply that it is the middle of summer...!)

Best Wishes
Peter

Hello Peter it certainly looks like a busy building project on the go .. an interesting shot indeed

Best wishes ... Steve

Hi Steve,

There was definitely a lot of construction activity, but the queue here is due to extra security and police checking of vehicles crossing the dam. All those nice people have Mr Bin-Liner and his mates (may they all burn in hell) to thank for that one!

Best wishes
Peter

My dear Peter,

It is a really very interesting picture !! Maybe it is more different now.. Very well captured!

Love Füsun
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My dear Füsun,

Thank you so much for your well observed visit here. Of course this picture is 10 years old now.
The bridge they were building is open. These roads are simply service roads now..
Unfortunately I have not been back there since!

Love Peter
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Admirable et si bien vu ++++++++++++

Thank you so much Danielle,

I am so pleased that you like it!

Best Wishes
Peter

It looks like a model, excelent!

Thank you Isabel,

I can certainly see what you mean. So many little cars!

Best wishes
Peter

Hi Peter .
I was there in July 2010, just driving to Nevada..well, this imposing and gigantic Dam impressed me quite a lot and even I tried to take some pictures.. total flop! :-)
So: Thanks for this so perfectly neatly framed in its impressive wideness which reminds me of that experience.
Anyway..there was not so much water and the there was a lot of construction activity even the !
Best wishes .
Bea

Hi Bea,

Thank you for dropping by. You were there just one year after I was! Perhaps the new bridge was not open then? They still had a lot of work to do. Did you get to go into the turbine halls?

I suppose you must have visited the Grand Canyon too.. Be nice to see your pictures!

Best Wishes
Peter

well taken

Thank you so much Annemarie

Glad you have enjoyed it!

Best Wishes
Peter

Great shot, well done.
Have a good evening.

Thank you June

I'm happy you found it interesting!

Best Wishes
Peter

very low water level!

Hi Berny ,
Thank you so much for your very kind visit.
I'm pleased that you have enjoyed it, but you are right, it is low, but I don't know why!
Best Wishes, and a Good Weekend,
Peter

It's caused by very low precipitation in the catchment area, compared to the past!

Hi Peter,

What a great overview! Much needed in a very dry State no doubt!

Best regards,
Rosa.

Hi Rosa,

Thank you so much for your well considered visit to the Hoover Dam.
Inside the dam is a hall full of turbines to generate electricity, so they must be kept running. I still think the low water level was to do with the construction going on there..

Best wishes
Peter

The low water shows the construction well, this dam is enormous!