A stop by Hoover Dam in the early morning light, with few other tourists around.
The well known multi decade drought and over use has resulted in Lake Mead being the lowest levels ever since the dam was completed in the mid 1930s.
The dam was built at the height of the art deco period, with examples everywhere.
While water conservation is a key component of the dam, so is the power generation. On this day we were too early in the day to take the interior tour of the turbines.
The bypass bridge was completed in 2010.
The dam remains an architectural and engineering marvel nearly 100 years after it’s completion. Let’s hope with better water policies and some rain Lake Mead returns to a more acceptable level.
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