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People along the observation deck watch water spill over the Arizona spillway, looking southeast at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide

Information

Date
1983-08
Description
This series of photographs documents the historic water overflow at Hoover Dam as seen from the Arizona side of the dam. Taken in August of 1983, this overflow marked the first time the spillways were used during a flood. After initially being filled, the spillways were tested once in August of 1941.
Digital ID
PH_00438_081
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1rf5pm1w
Details
Subject
Arch dams--Design and construction
Bodies of water
Dams
Dams--Location
Flood dams and reservoirs--Design and construction
Flood dams and reservoirs--Recreational use
North America--Colorado River Watershed
United States--Hoover Dam
Water
Water diversion
Water levels
Water-supply--Sources
Time Period
1980s (1980 - 1989)
Place
Hoover Dam
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
color photographs
color slides
Source
People along the observation deck watch water spill over the Arizona spillway, looking southeast at Hoover Dam, Arizona: photographic slide, 1983 August
Citation

PH_00438_081. UNLV Libraries Collection of 1983 Hoover Dam Overflow Photographs, 1983 August. PH-00438. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1rf5pm1w

Rights
This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Copyright is owned by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Please see the UNLV Libraries Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
Standardized Rights Statement
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Date Digitized
2021-08-23
Extent
96363605
Geographic Coordinate
36.01609, -114.73804
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff