THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
PRESIDENT HERBERT HOOVER AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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He also knew that a dam would capture fresh water.
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The floods caused terrible damage.
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They signed an agreement on November 24, 1922.
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Lake Mead was made when the Colorado River was damed up.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mead is a large reservoir on the main stem of the Colorado River.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Colorado River takes many forms during its 1450-mile journey across the West, from a meandering alpine stream to raging rapids. However, not all the water in Lake Mead comes from the Colorado River. Flowing from the north, the Virgin and Muddy Rivers converge in the lake’s Overton Arm.
Detailed explanation-3: -Constructed in 1937, Lake Mead is one of the largest human-made lakes in the world, covering up to 248 square miles when full, reports Matthew Cappucci for the Washington Post.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hoover Dam, formerly called Boulder Dam, dam in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, at the Arizona-Nevada border, U.S. Constructed between 1930 and 1936, it is the highest concrete arch dam in the United States.