LAKE MEAD
The Story of Boulder Dam
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Explanation

Chronology

THE RIVER

The Exploring Spaniards Come
A Dangerous Obstacle
Flood . . . and Drought
The Bold Decision
The Black Canyon Site
Dividing the Waters
The Boulder Canyon Project Act

THE DAM

The Fundamental Problem
The Struggle Begins
Greatest Machinery Ever Seen
Plan of Attack
The Engineers Turn the River
An Impasse Confronts
The River Harnessed at Last

THE BENEFITS

A Significant Prophecy
Lake Mead Swallows the Floods
No More Drought
A Vital Metropolitan Water Supply
The Silt Menace Subdued
Navigation on the Colorado
A Nation's New Playground
Haven for Wildlife
Power and the Strength of the West
The Endless Tune of Untold Wealth
Increasing Power Generation
The Ramified Benefits
The Benefits Multiplied

Addenda

Facts and Figures

Bibliography

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Harold L. Ickes, Secretary

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
John C. Page, Commissioner

Photographs by the Bureau of Reclamation
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