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Hoover Dam never had ability to solve all Colorado River conflicts

Posted by: Maven on August 22, 2010 at 7:23 am

From the Arizona Republic, this commentary by Michael Hiltzik:

“The most striking sight greeting visitors to the Colorado River gorge known as Black Canyon used to be the great wedge of alabaster concrete spanning the canyon wall to wall. But in recent years, Hoover Dam, that enduring symbol of mankind’s ingenuity, has been upstaged by another sight signifying nature’s power to resist even the most determined effort to bring it under control: a broad white band stretching along the edge of Lake Mead like a bathtub ring, marking how far the reservoir has fallen below its maximum level.

The nearly decade-long drought in the Colorado River Basin, which has lowered Lake Mead by about 120 feet from its high-water mark, reminds us that the promises made for Hoover Dam were always unrealistic. … “

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August 22, 2010 · Filed Under Las Vegas & Nevada

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