Cadillac DesertCadillac Desertby Marc Reisner

1986

Chapter 4

An American Nile (I)

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Natural Flow in Colo. River

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“Tempestuous, willful, headstrong …”

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Salton Sink

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The Great Depression

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Boulder Dam

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Reservoir Statistics

Capacity - 28,537,000 acre-feet (35 200 000 000 3)(35,200,000,000 m3)

Length - 110 miles (177 km) Shoreline - 550 miles (885 km) Max Depth - 500 feet (152 m) p ( )Surface Area - 157,000 acres

(63,900 hectares) http://www.hooverdam.usbr.gov/workings/damstats.htm

Hoover Dam DimensionsHeight 726 4 ft (221 3 m)Height - 726.4.ft (221.3 m)

Length at Crest - 1,244 ft (379.2 m) Width at Top - 45 ft (13.7 m)

Width at Base - 660 ft (201.2 m)

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http://www.skypic.com/parks/8-6511.jpgWeight - 6.6 million tons

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Benefits:

http://www.hooverdam.usbr.gov/workings/main.htm

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Deficit River

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